negus
noun
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
negus
1 American
[nee-guhs]
/ ˈni gəs /
noun
neguses
plural
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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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“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
A glass of negus or mulled ale will do us good.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
In the troublous times of the Commonwealth the "Devil" was the favourite haunt of John Cottington, generally known as "Mull Sack," from his favourite beverage of spiced sherry negus.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
Sir Lyell, sneeringly, and again placing himself before her, demanded to play the part of the domestic; and Mr Tedman, extremely disconcerted, as well as disappointed by the rejection of his negus, hung back ashamed.
From The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny
Oh, and have you held my negus all this time?
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Heyer, Georgette
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