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usurp

Meaning of “usurp”

Seize or assume authority without right.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: 1 Timothy 2:12

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The KJV occurrence

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1 Timothy 2:12
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Timothy 2:12 · retained source text

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

To seize and hold in possession by force or without right.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 868