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UsurpedUsurp U*surp", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Usurped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Usurping.] [L. usurpare, usurpatum, to make use of, enjoy,
get possession of, usurp; the first part of usurpare is akin
to usus use (see Use, n.): cf. F. usurper.]
To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right;
as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the
crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to
oust or dispossess him.
Alack, thou dost usurp authority. --Shak.
Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and
usurped government, would of course be perfectly
justifiable. --Burke.
Note: Usurp is applied to seizure and use of office,
functions, powers, rights, etc.; it is not applied to
common dispossession of private property.
Syn: To arrogate; assume; appropriate. Usurp
Usurp U*surp", v. i.
To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the
like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be,
or act as, a usurper.
The parish churches on which the Presbyterians and
fanatics had usurped. --Evelyn.
And now the Spirits of the Mind Are busy with poor
Peter Bell; Upon the rights of visual sense Usurping,
with a prevalence More terrible than magic spell.
--Wordsworth.
UsurpUsurp U*surp", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Usurped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Usurping.] [L. usurpare, usurpatum, to make use of, enjoy,
get possession of, usurp; the first part of usurpare is akin
to usus use (see Use, n.): cf. F. usurper.]
To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right;
as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the
crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to
oust or dispossess him.
Alack, thou dost usurp authority. --Shak.
Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and
usurped government, would of course be perfectly
justifiable. --Burke.
Note: Usurp is applied to seizure and use of office,
functions, powers, rights, etc.; it is not applied to
common dispossession of private property.
Syn: To arrogate; assume; appropriate.
Meaning of Usurped from wikipedia
- A
usurper is an
illegitimate or
controversial claimant to power,
often but not
always in a monarchy. In
other words, one who
takes the
power of a country...
- A
usurper is a
person who
makes an
illegitimate or
controversial claim to power. Look up
usurper,
usurp, or
usurpation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary...
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Septimius (or Septiminus) was a
Roman usurper who was
proclaimed Emperor in
either 271 or 272 AD,
under the
reign of Aurelian.
Septimius declared himself...
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Search for "
usurper king" or "
usurper queen" on Wikipedia. The
following is a list of
usurpers –
illegitimate or
controversial claimants to the throne...
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Procopius (Ancient Gr****: Προκόπιος; 326 – 27 May 366) was a
Roman usurper against Valens.
Procopius was a
native of
Cilicia and born in
Corycus around...
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possible that this
Valens was
Julius Valens Licini**** or Licinian, who
usurped the
purple in Rome
during the
absence of the
Emperor Decius in the war...
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Septimius Severus decided to make his bid for
power and
usurped the throne.
Although initially a
usurper,
Severus managed to
remain in
power for the next 18...
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Usurp Synapse is a
screamo band from Lafayette, Indiana. The
group combines fast and
frantic grindcore influenced drumming and
guitar work, and raw screams...
- Nest
usurpation is when the
queen of one
species of
eusocial insects takes over the
colony of
another species.
Cuckoo bumblebees (Psithyrus) and cuckoo...
- The
Gallienus usurpers were the
usurpers who
claimed imperial power during the
reign of
Gallienus (253–268, the
first part of
which he
shared with his...
