Meanings
adjectiveusurary (comparative more usurary, superlative most usurary)
comparative more usurary · superlative most usurary · alternative usurarious
- obsoleteespecially Scots lawUsurious.
Origin
- Latinusurarius“that serves for use, that pays interest”
- Englishusurary
Latin usurarius (“that serves for use, that pays interest”). See English usurer, French usuraire.
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usurary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/usurary
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“usurary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/usurary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “usurary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/usurary.
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