Usurp :: Usurp (v. t.) 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..

Usurp :: Usurp (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..

Usurpant :: Usurpant (a.) Usurping; encroaching.

Usurpation :: Usurpation (n.) The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure of sovereign power; -- commonly used with of, also used with on or upon; as, the usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme power..

Usurpation :: Usurpation (n.) Use; usage; custom.

Usurpatory :: Usurpatory (a.) Marked by usurpation; usurping.

Usurpature :: Usurpature (n.) Usurpation.

Usurped :: Usurped (imp. & p. p.) of Usur.

Usurper :: Usurper (n.) One who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron..

Usurping :: Usurping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Usur.

Usurpingly :: Usurpingly (adv.) In a usurping manner.

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