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usurper

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Etymology

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From Middle English usurper, usurpour, usurpur, from Middle French usurpeur; equivalent to usurp +‎ -er.

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usurper (plural usurpers)

  1. One who usurps.
    Synonym: usurpator
    • 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)[1]:
      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

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Learned borrowing from Latin ūsūrpō.

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usurper

  1. to usurp

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Latin

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ūsūrper

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of ūsūrpō