sovereign vs tyrant

sovereign

noun
  • A monarch; the ruler of a country. 

  • A large, garish ring; a sovereign ring. 

  • A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33+¹⁄₃ standard bottles. 

  • One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation. 

  • A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin. 

  • A former Australian gold coin, minted from 1855–1931, of one pound value. 

  • Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalini, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy. 

adj
  • Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount. 

  • Exceptional in quality. 

  • Princely; royal. 

  • Having supreme, ultimate power. 

  • Exercising power of rule. 

verb
  • To rule over as a sovereign. 

tyrant

noun
  • A despot; a ruler who governs unjustly, cruelly, or harshly. 

  • A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession. 

  • A villain; a person or thing who uses strength or violence to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly. 

  • Any person who abuses the power of position or office to treat others unjustly, cruelly, or harshly. 

  • The tyrant birds, members of the family Tyrannidae, which often fight or drive off other birds which approach their nests. 

adj
  • Tyrannical, tyrannous; like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a tyrant. 

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