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• Tyranny

(1):

(n.) Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster.

(2):

(n.) Severity; rigor; inclemency.

(3):

(n.) The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government.