usurpature (uzerpatur)

[L. usurp are, pp. usurp at us, usurp, + -ure.] The act of usurping; usurpation. [Rare.] Thus, lit and launched, up and up roared and soared A rocket, till the key o' the vault was reached, And wide heaven held, a breathle minute-space, In brilliant usurpature . Browning , Ring and Book, II. 306. usurpedly (ū-zer'ped-li), adv . By an act or acts of usurpation; in a manner characterized by usurpation. [Rare.] They temerariously and usurpedly take on themselves to be parcel of the body. Hallam , Const. Hist., III.