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.
Meaning: A person who behaves in an tyrannical manner. Classified under: Nouns denoting people. Synonyms: authoritarian; dictator. Context example: my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime. Hypernyms (authoritarian is a kind of...): oppressor (a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures)