tyrannic

tyrannic
    adj 1: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule;
           having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime";
           "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a
           dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the
           war"; "a tyrannical government" [syn: {authoritarian},
           {autocratic}, {dictatorial}, {despotic}, {tyrannic},
           {tyrannical}]
    

Tyrannic \Ty*ran"nic\ (?; 277), Tyrannical \Ty*ran"nic*al\, a.
   [L. tyrannicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. tyrannique. See {Tyrant}.]
   Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly
   severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel;
   arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master;
   tyrannical government. "A power tyrannical." --Shak.
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         Our sects a more tyrannic power assume.  --Roscommon.
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         The oppressor ruled tyrannic where he durst. --Pope.
   [1913 Webster] -- {Ty*ran"nic*al*ly}, adv. --
   {Ty*ran"nic*al*ness}, .
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