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.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. A tyrant is a ruler who is cruel and unmerciful. With regard to acting, an excellent example of a tyrant comes in the form of actor Jack Gleeson, who portrayed the evil King Joffrey in G.R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones.