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usurpress

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A female usurper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Examples

  • 1868, Anonymous, Pandora (poem), The Atlantic Monthly, Vol 22, Issue 132, archived here Thou, that assumest to lead, Holding the truth and the keys of the skies, Art the usurpress indeed, And rulest thy sons with a sceptre of lies.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: usurpatrix

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English usurper Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English usurpress From usurper + -ess.