About The Word Usurper
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Usurper
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What's The Definition Of Usurper?
[n] one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
Synonyms | Synonyms for Usurper: supplanter Related Terms | Find terms related to Usurper: See Also | claim jumper | offender | wrongdoer Usurper In Webster's Dictionary \U*surp"er\, n.
One who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on
sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of
the rights of a patron.
A crown will not want pretenders to claim it, not
usurpers, if their power serves them, to possess it.
--South.
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