usurper

English

Etymology

From Latin ūsūrpāre (to seize for use, to use)

Compare usurer and use

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juˈsɜɹpə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)

Noun

usurper (plural usurpers)

  1. One who usurps.
    • 2014 September 15, Martin Gayford, “There's more to Ming than a vase [print version: 16 August 2014, pp. R6–R7]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review):
      The fact that the Yongle emperor was therefore a usurper, regicide and nepoticide (nephew-killer) made compiling the Veritable Record – or official history – of his reign a most dangerous scholarly post. The official given this ticklish task managed to survive several drafts, finally producing one that pleased his master as it omitted the dead nephew's reign altogether.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /y.zyʁ.pe/

Verb

usurper

  1. to usurp

Conjugation

Further reading


Latin

Verb

ūsūrper

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of ūsūrpō
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