单词 | usurpature |
释义 | usurpaturen. poetic. Usurpation. Also transferred.The stressing (uˈsurpature) given in various dictionaries from 1884 is not borne out by the quots. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [noun] > infringement of rights, etc. intrusion1433 intruseryc1470 attainmentc1503 encroachment1523 encroaching1539 trenching1543 infringinga1575 usurpationa1626 entrenching1629 entrenchment1635 invasion1650 impingement1671 infringement1673 trespass1769 usurpature1845 the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > [noun] > appropriation > without right presumptiona1387 usurpationc1420 presumptuositya1450 usurpmenta1470 usurping1521 usurpa1647 usurpature1845 1845 R. Browning Flight of Duchess xiv, in Bells & Pomegranates No. VII: Dramatic Romances & Lyrics 16/1 Her step kept pace with mine nor faultered, As if age had foregone its usurpature. 1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile ii. iv. §7. 65 Something superior;..from my innermost nature Not wholly expell'd by the world's usurpature. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. xii. 197 Up and up roared and soared A rocket, till the key o' the vault was reached, And wide heaven held..In brilliant usurpature. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1845 |
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