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.
Learner's definition of TYRANT. [count] 1. : a ruler who has complete power over a country and who is cruel and unfair. The country was ruled by a corrupt tyrant [=despot] for decades. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. 2. : someone who uses power in a cruel and unfair way.