usurpation

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "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!"

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