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Villany vs Tyranny - What's the difference?

villany | tyranny |

As a proper noun villany

is a town in baranya county, hungary famous for its wine.

As a noun tyranny is

a government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.

villany

English

Noun

(head)
  • ----

    tyranny

    Noun

    (tyrannies)
  • A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
  • The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
  • Absolute power, or its use.
  • Extreme severity or rigour.
  • Synonyms

    * (government) autocracy, despotism, dictatorship, monarchy

    Derived terms

    * tyrannical * tyranny of the majority

    See also

    * autocracy * monarchy