rule+with+insolence
1domineer — v. n. 1. [With over.] Tyrannize, rule with insolence, rule tyrannously, lord it, play the autocrat or dictator, exercise oppression. 2. [Used absolutely.] Hector, bully, bluster, swagger, swell, vapor, play the bully, lay down the law, ride a… …
2Domineer — Dom i*neer , v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Domineered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Domineering}.] [F. dominer, L. dominari: cf. OD. domineren to feast luxuriously. See {Dominate}, v. t.] To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to be… …
3Domineered — Domineer Dom i*neer , v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Domineered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Domineering}.] [F. dominer, L. dominari: cf. OD. domineren to feast luxuriously. See {Dominate}, v. t.] To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to …
4Domineering — Domineer Dom i*neer , v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Domineered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Domineering}.] [F. dominer, L. dominari: cf. OD. domineren to feast luxuriously. See {Dominate}, v. t.] To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to …
5ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
6Plato: ethics and politics — A.W.Price I Plato followed his teacher Socrates into ethics by way of a question that remained central in Greek thought: what is the relation between the virtues or excellences (aretai) of character, and happiness (eudaimonia)?1 Both concepts… …
7Donatists — • The Donatist schism in Africa began in 311 and flourished just one hundred years, until the conference at Carthage in 411, after which its importance waned Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Donatists Donatists …
8severity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Strictness Nouns 1. severity; strictness, harshness, rigor, stringency, austerity, straight face; ill treatment; inclemency, pitilessness, arrogance. See insolence, violence, authority. 2. (strict rule)… …
9Johnson, Samuel — known as Dr. Johnson born Sept. 18, 1709, Lichfield, Staffordshire, Eng. died Dec. 13, 1784, London British man of letters, one of the outstanding figures of 18th century England. The son of a poor bookseller, he briefly attended Oxford… …
10Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox — Matthew Stewart, Margaret Douglas, their son Charles Stewart, and grandson James VI of Scotland mourn Henry Stewart Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (21 September 1516 – 4 September 1571) was the 4th Earl of Lennox, and leader of the Catholic… …
