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“tyranny” in Latin
tyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despotdominorto be lord and/or master or have dominion, domineer; to dominate, rule, reign, governdominātiōrule, dominion; mastery, power; dominationcrūdēlisunfeeling, rude; ruthless, cruel, mercilesscrūdēlitāscruelty, severityimmānitāsimmensity, vastness, excess; monstrousness, enormity, fierceness, cruelty, barbarism, savageness, inhumanity, frightfulnsaevitiaA raging; rage, ferocity, fierceness, fury.; Violence, savageness, savagery, cruelty, severity.sevērussevere, serious, strict, stern, stringent, austere, harsh, grave (in demeanor)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tyranny
Tyrannical government, tyrannis (Cic.); imperium saevum (Sall.; in the Roman sense), dominatus, -ūs: dominatio (Sall.); dominatio impotens (Liv.). Severe, cruel tyranny, dominatus superbus, crudelis: immoderati imperii crudelitas. To deliver the state from tyranny (of the Roman kings), civitatem ex regia servitute eximere (Liv.).
Cruelty, crudelitas: immanitas: saevitia.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tyranny?
- The usual Latin words for “tyranny” are tyrannus, dominor, dominātiō; also crūdēlis, crūdēlitās, immānitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.