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usurpor

usurpor is the obsolete form of usurper.

Meaning of usurper

Noun

usurper (plural usurpers)

  1. One who usurps.
    • The fact that the Yongle emperor was therefore a usurper, regicide and nepoticide (nephew-killer) made compiling the Veritable Record – or official history – of his reign a most dangerous scholarly post. The official given this ticklish task managed to survive several drafts, finally producing one...2014 September 15, Martin Gayford, “There's more to Ming than a vase [print version: 16 August 2014, pp. R6–R7]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)
    Synonyms:
    usurpator

Forms of usurpor

pluralusurpors

Questions about usurpor

What is usurpor the obsolete form of?
Usurpor is the obsolete form of usurper.

Words near usurpor in the dictionary

  1. usurpingly
  2. usurpings
  3. usurpious
  4. usurpment
  5. usurpments
  6. usurpor
  7. usurpors
  8. usurpress
  9. usurpresses
  10. usurps
  11. usury

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