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- Latin · derived fromūsūrpō
- Old French · derived fromusurper
- Middle English · inherited fromusurpen
- English todayusurp
From Middle English usurpen, from Old French usurper, from Latin ūsūrpō.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
usurp
Today it means: To seize and hold or use (powers, an office, a coat of arms, a right or copyright, etc) from another, without right (usually by illegitimate means). Full definition →
Middle English usurpen ← Old French usurper ← Latin ūsūrpō