1773 in J. Clark ii. iii. 256 My drink was port-wine negus.
1829 W. M. Thackeray 18 Apr. (1945) I. 62 I have enjoyed a glass of Port-Wine Negus tonight.
1880 Oct. xiv. 537/2 During the evening, ice-cream, lemonade, and port wine negus, with small cakes, were handed around.