'Tyrannic' definitions:
Definition of 'tyrannic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannic, tyrannical]
Definition of 'Tyrannic'
From: GCIDE
- Tyrannic \Ty*ran"nic\ (?; 277), Tyrannical \Ty*ran"nic*al\, a. [L. tyrannicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. tyrannique. See Tyrant.] Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel; arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master; tyrannical government. "A power tyrannical." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Our sects a more tyrannic power assume. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster]
- The oppressor ruled tyrannic where he durst. --Pope. [1913 Webster] -- {Ty*ran"nic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Ty*ran"nic*al*ness}, . [1913 Webster]