English

Noun

tyran ‎(plural tyrans)

1. Obsolete form of tyrant.
   • Spenser

     Lordly love is such a tyran fell.

French

Etymology

From Middle French tyran, borrowed from Latin tyrannus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος ‎(túrannos). Replaced Old French tirant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiʁɑ̃/
• Homophones: tirant, tyrans

Noun

tyran m ‎(plural tyrans)

1. tyrant
2. bully

Middle French

Noun

tyran m (plural tyrans)

1. tyrant

Norman

Etymology

From Old French tirant, from Latin tyrannus ‎(“ruler, monarch; tyrant, despot”), from Ancient Greek τύραννος ‎(túrannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrant”).

Noun

tyran m ‎(plural tyrans)

1. (Jersey) tyrant