τύραννος — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

τύραννοςουm.sts.f.loanwd. ref. to an oriental rulerking, monarchsts. w.gen.of a people or placeHdt.ref. to a satraprulerHdt.ref. to a Greek autocrattyrantSemon. Alc. Thgn. Scol. Pi. Hdt.despotAtt.orats. Pl. Arist.The name was first applied to usurpers who established autocratic rule in Greek states in the 7th and 6th C. BC. At first neutral in tone, it later acquired a pejor. sense. gener.monarch, sovereign, rulerTrag. Isoc.ref. to a godhHom. Trag. Ar.ref. to PersuasionE.f.queenS. E.princessE.collectv.masc.pl.royal familyS. E. adj.pejor., of a citydespotic, tyrannicalTh.adj.of a dwelling, sceptre, conduct, or sim.royal, kinglyTrag.

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an absolute sovereign; (adj.) royal

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