thrall vs tyranny

thrall

• The state of being under the control of another person. 

• One who is enslaved or under mind control. 

• A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc. 

• To make a thrall; enslave. 

tyranny

• 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. 

• 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.