Outside view of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, showing the distinctive Tudor arch. The Tudor architectural style is the final development of Medieval architecture in England, during the Tudor period (1485â1603) and even beyond.
Full Definition of TYRANT. 1. a: an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution b: a usurper of sovereignty. 2. a: a ruler who exercises absolute power oppressively or brutally b: one resembling an oppressive ruler in the harsh use of authority or power.
a sovereign or other ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly. 2. any person in a position of authority who exercises power oppressively or despotically. 3. a tyrannical or compulsory influence. 4. an absolute ruler, especially one in ancient Greece or Sicily.