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tyranthood

tyranthood noun: the state or condition of being a tyrant.

Noun

tyranthood (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being a tyrant.
  2. A governmental system based on a single ruler wielding absolute authority; tyranny.
    • Athens had blossomed from tyranthood into democracy, the invading Persian hordes had been broken and dispersed, the city itself had become the political and cultural center of Greece.1990, Paul Roche, Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound

Origin of tyranthood

From tyrant + -hood.

Questions about tyranthood

What does tyranthood mean?
Tyranthood means the state or condition of being a tyrant.
What part of speech is tyranthood?
Tyranthood is a noun.

Words near tyranthood in the dictionary

  1. tyrant-manakin
  2. tyrant-manakins
  3. tyranted
  4. tyrantess
  5. tyrantesses
  6. tyranthood
  7. tyranting
  8. tyrantless
  9. tyrantlike
  10. tyrantries
  11. tyrantry

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