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Sep 30, 2024 · tyranny (n.) late 14c., tirannie, "the government of a tyrant" in the ancient sense; also "cruel or unjust use of power;" from Old French tyranie (13c.), from ...
Oct 26, 2024 · Etymology. Middle English tyrannie, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Latin tyrannus tyrant ; First Known Use. 14th century, in the meaning ...
Oct 1, 2024 · c. 1300, tiraunt, "absolute ruler," especially one without legal right; "cruel, oppressive ruler," from Old French tiran, tyrant (12c.), from Latin tyrannus.
Oct 25, 2024 · The name is derived from the verb sophizesthai, “making a profession of being inventive and clever,” and aptly described the Sophists, who, in contrast to the ...
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7 days ago · Etymology. Middle English tyraunt, from Anglo-French tyran, tyrant, from Latin tyrannus, from Greek tyrannos. First Known Use. 14th century, in the meaning ...
Nov 8, 2023 · OED's earliest evidence for tyrant is from around 1290, in the Life and Martyrdom of Thomas Becket. tyrant is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French tyrant.
Sep 30, 2024 · "rule despotically or cruelly; rule tyrannically over," c. 1500, from Old French tyranniser (14c.), from tyrannie (see tyranny).
Oct 10, 2024 · Tyranny - Greek, Oppression, Despotism: Greek attitudes toward tyranny, as already noted, changed over time, shaped by external events. In the beginning the ...
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Jul 23, 2024 · Often, the term "tyrant" was a justification for political murders by rivals, but in some exceptional cases students of Platonic philosophy risked their lives ...
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