negus
noun
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
negus
1 American
[nee-guhs]
/ ˈni gəs /
noun
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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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected 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
She sipped the negus, and gave it to the Chevalier to take care of.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
The Abyssinians decided to retire, fighting ceased, and they moved off with their prisoners and the wounded negus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
Oh, and have you held my negus all this time?
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
Wegen returned to his friend, after having assumed dry clothes; he began to feel comfortable once more over a glass of negus and a cigar.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
“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
Negus added that he did not keep up with the daily trial transcript and rejected Cooper’s request to bring on a second lawyer, something he recognized only later was beneficial in complex death penalty cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2018
The Sun notes Scully presented Antiques Roadshow for 17 years after taking over from Arthur Negus.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2015
The work’s conductor, Anthony Negus, makes it a shattering success.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2015
Anarchy reigned, overwhelming Gideon and Judith, the last of the Jewish dynasty, and proving equally fatal to the Christian empire, whose Negus Theodore likewise traced his descent from Solomon.
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Karpeles, Gustav
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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