The authority, rule, or office of an elder.
Preeminence; superiority.
The role or influence of an elder or elders.
The state of being an elder, or of being older; elderhood.
Authority; dominion.
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
Extreme severity or rigour.
Absolute power, or its use.
A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.