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
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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
The company are entertained with luke-warm negus, and the sounds of a paltry piano forte....
From Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats by Barnette Miller
"Now, Heffernan, order me a glass of claret negus, and take care that no one comes to worry us with news of the House."
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever
"Come away and have some negus on the stairs," he said.
From Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope
"Why don't you say another turkey?" said Nolan; then, turning to Mrs. Somerville, he added, "I am sure that negus is perfect."
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever
“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
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
Of Mr. Negus it is said, that "he was a truly good man, and a useful preacher."
From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Thomas Coleman
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 Charles Dickens
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