a. Also 7 tir-. [ad. L. tyrannicus, a Gr. τυραννικός, f. τύραννος TYRANT; cf. F. tyrannique (14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), Pg. tyrannico, Sp. tiranico, It. tirannico.] = next.
1491. Caxton, Vitas Patr. (W. de W., 1495), II. 272/2. We wyll dyscerne thabstynence dyuyne & holsome fro that whiche is tyrannyke & dyabolyke.
c. 1636. Denham, Passion of Dido, 115. Ah cruel Love!… Again she feels the smart Of a fresh wound from his tyrannic dart.
1695. Blackmore, Pr. Arth., I. 52. The Pow’r of Hell and Sin’s Tyrannick Yoke.
1704. Pope, Windsor For., 74. The oppressor ruled tyrannick where he durst.
1768. H. Walpole, Hist. Doubts, 63. Henry was a tyrannic husband.
1793. Burke, Cond. Minority, Wks. VII. 267. Unprovoked rebellion and tyrannick usurpation.
1829. Hood, Dream of Eugene A., xxvii. One stern tyrannic thought, that made All other thoughts its slave.
1868. M. E. G. Duff, Pol. Surv., 85. The Anglo-Saxon, amongst weaker races, is apt to join the tyrannic School.
