The absolute rule of man over man, with the recognition of no law divine or human beyond that of the ruler’s will. (See Chauvinism.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.