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It refers to someone who wrongly or illegally takes a role as a king or queen, or in general to someone who takes a senior position that they are not entitled to, often in place of someone else who should get that role.
Or another definition for that word is 'trespass. Going on someones property without permission.'
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Removed from the throne by force?
UsurpationdethronedDethroned, overthrown, usurped.
Is assumed an action verb?
Yes, assumed is the past participle, past tense of the verb to assume, a word for the act of assuming. The past participle of the verb is also an adjective.The adjective "assumed" has the following definitions below listed.assumedadj1 false; fictitious an assumed name2 taken for grantedan assumed result3 usurped; arrogatedan assumed authority
Explain a long train of abuses and usurpations?
Abuses: things which are used wrongly Usurpations: occasions when someone usurped someone else's authority or privileges. Usurped means took away wrongly (a kind of stealing which only applies to authority, privileges, or titles) "A long train" is a metaphor. Like a train, the abuses and usurpations are hitched one after the other in a long series. The person might be talking about a supervisor at work. "On Monday, she locked the staff bathroom, which she had no right to do. On Tuesday, she ate her lunch in the red room, which is Jodi's room. On Wednesday, she told Jodi she had to use her own stationery, which is totally wrong. On Thursday, she told Jim that he could not welcome the Chinese visitors as he was planning to do, because she was going to do it. It's been a long train of abuses and usurpations."
How do you spell mean?
Mean
What do the hardens mean mean?
The haudensaunee mean irguios
Removed from the throne by force?
UsurpationdethronedDethroned, overthrown, usurped.
How can you use usurp in a sentence?
The publishing company usurped the rights to her life story.
What is the antonym of supplied?
Usurped, drained, recovered, taken back, returned, reacquired.
Did cleopatras father really execute his daughter Bernice?
Yes, he really did execute his daughter Berenice because she had usurped the throne. Remember, they were Ptolemies. The Ptolemy family sport was killing each other off.Yes, he really did execute his daughter Berenice because she had usurped the throne. Remember, they were Ptolemies. The Ptolemy family sport was killing each other off.Yes, he really did execute his daughter Berenice because she had usurped the throne. Remember, they were Ptolemies. The Ptolemy family sport was killing each other off.Yes, he really did execute his daughter Berenice because she had usurped the throne. Remember, they were Ptolemies. The Ptolemy family sport was killing each other off.Yes, he really did execute his daughter Berenice because she had usurped the throne. Remember, they were Ptolemies. The Ptolemy family sport was killing each other off.Yes, he really did execute his daughter Berenice because she had usurped the throne. Remember, they were Ptolemies. The Ptolemy family sport was killing each other off.Yes, he really did execute his daughter Berenice because she had usurped the throne. Remember, they were Ptolemies. The Ptolemy family sport was killing each other off.Yes, he really did execute his daughter Berenice because she had usurped the throne. Remember, they were Ptolemies. The Ptolemy family sport was killing each other off.Yes, he really did execute his daughter Berenice because she had usurped the throne. Remember, they were Ptolemies. The Ptolemy family sport was killing each other off.
How did the president manage to gather so much more power than the constitution allotted to him?
he usurped it
What is a sentence using the word usurp?
The general who led the coup usurped the office of the duly elected president. :)
What was the personality trait of greek god cronus?
Kronos didn't have a "personality" the way you are thinking of. He was the personification of the heavens, so he was made with a lofty spirit. You could say he was fearful and greedy, since he didn't want to be usurped by his children the way he usurped his own father.
Who is ouranus?
The first king of the Greek gods, father of Kronos, grandfather of Zeus. Kronos conquered him and usurped the throne.
What are the possible crimes committed by empress Wu Chao?
Mainly being a woman who usurped a title that should be a man's.
Was hatshepsut married?
Yes, Hatshepsut was married to her half brother Thutmose II. She usurped the throne after her husband's death.
Did Cleopatra kill Bernice?
No. Cleopatra didn't have to kill Bernice. Their father did it because Berenice and her husband usurped the throne from him.
How do use hatshepsut in a sentence?
Queen Hatshepsut sneakily usurped the title of "Egyptian Pharaoh" from her son Thutmose III, the original heir to the throne.
