tyranthood

English

Etymology

From tyrant +‎ -hood.

Noun

tyranthood (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of being a tyrant.
2. A governmental system based on a single ruler wielding absolute authority; tyranny.
   • 1990, Paul Roche, Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound:

     Athens had blossomed from tyranthood into democracy, the invading Persian hordes had been broken and dispersed, the city itself had become the political and cultural center of Greece.