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TYRANNICIDAL Ty*ran"ni*ci`dal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to tyrannicide, or the murder of a tyrant. Booth.
TYRANNICIDE Ty*ran"ni*ci`de, n. Etym: [L. tyrannicidium the killing of a tyrant, tyrannicida the killer of a tyrant; tyrannus a tyrant + caedere to kill: cf. F. tyrannicide.]
1. The act of killing a tyrant. Hume.
2. One who kills a tyrant.
TYRANNISH Tyr"an*nish, a.
Defn: Like a tyrant; tyrannical. [Obs.] "The proud tyrannish Roman." Gower.
TYRANNIZE Tyr"an*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tyrannized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tyrannizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. tyranniser, Gr.
Defn: To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power others not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government; as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices.
TYRANNIZE Tyr"an*nize, v. t.
Defn: To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment; to oppress.
TYRANNOUS Tyr"an*nous, a.
Defn: Tyrannical; arbitrary; unjustly severe; despotic. Sir P. Sidney. — Tyr"an*nous*ly, adv.
TYRANNY Tyr"an*ny, n. Etym: [OE. tirannye, OF. tirannie, F. tyrannie; cf. It. tirannia; Gr. tyrannis. See Tyrant.]
1. The government or authority of a tyrant; a country governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government. "Sir," would he [Seneca] say, "an emperor mote need Be virtuous and hate tyranny." Chaucer.
2. Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a schoolmaster.
3. Severity; rigor; inclemency. The tyranny of the open night's too rough For nature to endure. Shak.
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Note: Free governments [in Greece] having superseded the old hereditary sovereignties (basilei^ai), all who obtained absolute power in a state were called ty\rannoi, tyrants, or rather despots; - - for the term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.)
Defn: 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.
TYRANT Ty"rant, v. i.
Defn: To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; to tyrannical. [Obs.] Fuller.
TYRE Tyre, Etym: [Tamil tayir.]
Defn: Curdled milk. [India]
TYRE Tyre, n. & v.
Defn: Attire. See 2d and 3d Tire. [Obs.]
TYRE Tyre, v. i.
Defn: To prey. See 4th Tire. [Obs.]
TYRIAN Tyr"i*an, a. Etym: [L. Tyrius, from Tyrus Tyre, Gr.
1. Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people.
2. Being of the color called Tyrian purple. The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye. Pope. Tyrian purple, or Tyrian dye, a celebrated purple dye prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks, especially Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under Purple, n., 1, and Purple of mollusca, under Purple, n.
TYRIAN Tyr"i*an, n. Etym: [L. Tyrius.]
Defn: A native of Tyre.
TYRO Ty"ro, n.; pl. Tyros. Etym: [L. tiro a newlylevied soldier, a beginner.]
Defn: A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a subject; a novice. [Written also tiro.] The management of tyros of eighteen Is difficult. Cowper.
TYROCINY Ty"ro*cin*y, n. Etym: [L. tirocinium first service or trial, fr. tiro. See Tyro.]
Defn: The state of being a tyro, or beginner; apprenticeship. [Obs.] Blount.
TYROLITE Tyr"o*lite, n. Etym: [From Tyrol, where it occurs.] (Min.)
Defn: A translucent mineral of a green color and pearly or vitreous luster. It is a hydrous arseniate of copper.
TYRONISM Ty"ro*nism, n.
Defn: The state of being a tyro, or beginner. [Written also tironism.]
TYROSIN Tyr"o*sin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A white crystalline nitrogenous substance present in small amount in the pancreas and spleen, and formed in large quantity from the decomposition of proteid matter by various means, — as by pancreatic digestion, by putrefaction as of cheese, by the action of boiling acids, etc. Chemically, it consists of oxyphenol and amidopropionic acid, and by decomposition yields oxybenzoic acid, or some other benzol derivative. [Written also tyrosine.]
TYROTOXICON Tyr`o*tox"i*con, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Toxic.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A ptomaine discovered by Vaughan in putrid cheese and other dairy products, and producing symptoms similar to cholera infantum. Chemically, it appears to be related to, or identical with, diazobenzol.
TYROTOXINE Tyr`o*tox"ine, n.
Defn: Same as Tyrotoxicon.
TYSONITE Ty"son*ite, n. Etym: [After S. T. Tyson.] (Min.)
Defn: A fluoride of the cerium metals occurring in hexagonal crystals of a pale yellow color. Cf. Fluocerite.
TYSTIE Ty"stie, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. þeisti, Norw. teiste.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The black guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]
TYTHE Tythe, n.
Defn: See Tithe.
TYTHING Tyth"ing, n.
Defn: See Tithing.
TZAR Tzar, n.
Defn: The emperor of Russia. See Czar.
TZARINA; TZARITZA Tza*ri"na, Tza*rit"za, n.
Defn: The empress of Russia. See Czarina.
TZETZE Tzet"ze, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Tsetse.