tirannye

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === tyrannye, thyrannye, tirannie, tyrrannye, tyranne, tyrauny, tyranny, tyranye, tyreny, tyranye, tiranye, thyrranny, thirannye, tiraundie, tirandie, tirauntye === Etymology === From Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, from Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannía); equivalent to and influenced by tyraunt +‎ -ie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌtiraˈniː(ə)/, /ˈtiraniː(ə)/ === Noun === tirannye (uncountable) Tyranny, tyrannical deeds; the harsh and merciless actions of a ruler. A tyrannical deed; a ruler's harsh, tyrannical and merciless action. Harshness, cruelness, ruthless, torment; the state of being excessively cruel. The total control that a specified feeling has upon someone. (rare) What an absolute monarch does and decides. ==== Descendants ==== English: tyranny Scots: tyranny ==== References ==== “tirannī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 April 2019. “tiraundīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 April 2019.