Definition of "tyran" [ty•ran]

• Obsolete form of tyrant. (noun)

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• "A saviour -- the "tyran" -- was appealed to; he massacred the rebels, but the disintegration of the communal body continued worse than ever."
• "Conjuration de Nicholas Gabrini, dit de Rienzi, tyran de Rome en 1347"
• "Au petit hobereau, tyran de ses maigres champs, résista"