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
Oh, and have you held my negus all this time?
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
A glass of negus or mulled ale will do us good.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
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
"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
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