negus
noun
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
negus
1 American
[nee-guhs]
/ ˈni gəs /
noun
plural
neguses-
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
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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He went on to lecture at Birmingham University before his first television appearances on Going for a Song and Arthur Negus Enjoys.
From BBC • Jan. 26, 2023
“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
In the late 1950s, a pioneering ear, nose and throat specialist, Victor Negus, summed up the consensus view in a book about the comparative anatomy of the nose.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 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
Another General Election took place in 1837, and Mr. Wodehouse was returned with Mr. Henry Negus Burroughes, in opposition to the same Liberal candidates.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles
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