TYRANTED
Verb
tyranted
simple past tense and past participle of tyrant
Source: Wiktionary
TYRANT
Tyr"ant, n. Etym: [OE. tirant, tiraunt, tyraunt, OF. tiran, tirant
(probably from confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), F. tyran, L.
tyrannus, Gr.
1. An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or
constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.
Note: Free governments [in Greece] having superseded the old
hereditary sovereignties (basilei^ai), all who obtained absolute
power in a state were called ty\rannoi, tyrants, or rather despots; -
- for the term rather regards the irregular way in which the power
was gained, whether force or fraud, than the way in which it was
exercised, being applied to the mild Pisistratus, but not to the
despotic kings of Persia. However, the word soon came to imply
reproach, and was then used like our tyrant. Liddell & Scott.
2. Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who uses power
to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority,
or lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation,
injustice, or cruel punishment, or the demand of unreasonable
services, imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control,
which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the purposes of
government do not require; a cruel master; an oppressor. "This false
tyrant, this Nero." Chaucer.
Love, to a yielding heart, is a king, but to a resisting, is a
tyrant. Sir P. Sidney.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of American clamatorial birds
belonging to the family Tyrannidæ; -- called also tyrant bird.
Note: These birds are noted for their irritability and pugnacity, and
for the courage with which they attack rapacious birds far exceeding
them in size and strength. They are mostly plain-colored birds, but
often have a bright-colored crown patch. A few species, as the
scissorstail, are handsomely colored. The kingbird and pewee are
familiar examples. Tyrant flycatcher (Zoöl.), any one of numerous
species of tyrants which have a flattened bill, toothed at the tip,
and resemble the true flycatchers in habits. The Acadian flycatcher
(Empidonax Acadicus) and the vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus
rubineus) are examples.
– Tyrant shrike (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of American
tyrants of the genus Tyrannus having a strong toothed bill and
resembling the strikes in habits. The kingbird is an example.
Ty"rant, v. i.
Definition: To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical. [Obs.]
Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition