negus
noun
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
negus
1 American
[nee-guhs]
/ ˈni gəs /
noun
neguses
plural
-
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
-
(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
Other Word Forms
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
Perhaps negus and mutton-broth were never handed about under such dangerous circumstances.
From Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary
"Won't you have some more muffling?—nothing round your throat?—a little negus, my Lord, before venturing into the night air."—"How early!"—"How late!"—"What a pleasant evening!"—"What a fine night!"
From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
A moth plumps into your tumbler of cold negus, and goes whirling round in meal, till he makes absolute porritch.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde
One hour’s sleep after exercise is deeper, and sweeter, and sounder, and more refreshing than five hours induced by port-wine negus.
From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Stables, Gordon
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