Tyrant Meaning. NounAn absolute ruler who governs without restrictions especially one who seized power illegally. The people universally feared the tyrant who was notorious for his frequent use of torture.
The definition of a tyrant is a cruel ruler or authority figure. An absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution. A tyrant was little more than an autocrat or leader who had overturned an existing regime of a Greek polis and was therefore an illegitimate ruler a usurper.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCHIST ALEXANDER BERKMAN.
Tyrant definition a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly. NounAn absolute ruler who governs without restrictions especially one who seized power illegally. Rousseau The Social Contract. Her father was a tyrant and a bully.
