Charitable kindness.
A kind of forced loan or contribution levied by kings without legal authority, first so called under Edward IV in 1473.
An altruistic gift or act.
Disposition to do good.
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
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.