Usurp

ū-zurp′, v.t. to take po e ion of by force without right.— n. Usurpā′tion , act of usurping: unlawful seizure and po e ion: intrusion into an office.— adj. Usur′patory .— ns. Usur′pātrix , a female usurper; Usur′pature , usurpation.— adv. Usur′pedly .— n. Usur′per .— adj. Usur′ping .— adv. Usur′pingly . [Fr.,—L. usurpāre , perh. contr. from usu-rapĕre , to seize to one's own use— us us , use, rapĕre , to seize; or from usum rumpĕre , to break a use.]