negus
noun
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
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negus
1 American
[nee-guhs]
/ ˈni gəs /
noun
neguses
plural
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a title of Ethiopian royalty.
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(initial capital letter) the Emperor of Ethiopia.
negus
2
American
[nee-guhs]
/ ˈni gəs /
noun
Negus
1
British
/ ˈniːɡəs /
noun
negus
2
British
/ ˈniːɡəs /
noun
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Etymology
Origin of negus1
1585–95; < Amharic nəgus king < Geez, participle of nägŝä to reign
Origin of negus2
1735–45; after Colonel Francis Negus (died 1732), Englishman who invented it
Example Sentences
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“Oh, it is no trouble; I dare say your own hands are almost numbed with cold. Leah, make a little hot negus and cut a sandwich or two: here are the keys of the storeroom.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
What people drink at such times comes to nothing,—just a little negus and lemonade.
From Rachel Ray by Trollope, Anthony
Old Miss Macan upset my markers, drank my negus, and then fainted off herself, with a face like an apothecary's rose.'
From Jack Hinton The Guardsman by Lever, Charles James
Each province is governed by a ras, or prince, but Ras Michael, the governor of Wollo and father of the deposed negus, Lij Yasu, was crowned king on 1st June, 1914.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
One of them fetched her a chair, another a glass of negus, and the rest hovered eagerly about her.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
“Even when we saw the writing credit which said ‛N. Diamond,’ we thought it was a Jamaican artist called Negus Diamond,” Astro recalled.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2021
David Negus, who represented him at the trial, said in a 1996 declaration on Cooper’s behalf that his performance in the case was “negatively affected” by his stress and exhaustion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2018
The work’s conductor, Anthony Negus, makes it a shattering success.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2015
“Under the current arrangements, that is a risk, yes,” Negus said.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2014
“Very proper, and just what I think,” observed Mrs Major Negus in a sort of condescending and approving way.
From The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
Fowls, tongues, preserves, fruits, confectionaries, jellies, neguses, barley-sugar temples, trifles, crackers—eat all you can and pocket what you like—all at Old Cheeseman's expense.
From Some Christmas Stories by Dickens, Charles
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