90 Miles From Tyranny : Tyranny Defined

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Tyranny Defined

tyr·an·ny

[tir-uh-nee]  noun, plural tyr·an·nies.

1. arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority.
2. the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler.
3. a state ruled by a tyrant or absolute ruler.
4. oppressive or unjustly severe government on the part of any ruler.
5. undue severity or harshness.

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