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usurpation

noun
/ˌjuː.sə(ɹ)ˈpeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English usurpacioun, from Old French usurpacion, from Latin ūsurpātiō; equivalent to usurp + -ation.

  1. derived from ūsurpātiō
  2. derived from usurpacion
  3. inherited from usurpacioun

Definitions

  1. The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.

    • The third part of practice hath divers branches, but one principal root in these our times, which is the vast and overspreading ambition and usurpation of the see of Rome; […]
    • Sent from the God's to ſet us free / From Bondage and from Uſurpation!

  2. Trespass onto another's property without permission.

  3. A taking or use without right.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for usurpation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA