Nero

·noun A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant.

Nero
Nĕro, ōnis, m. [a Sabine word, = fortis; cf. Nerio = fortitudo; root nar; Sanscr. naras, man; Gr. ἀν...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.