2. Use; usage; custom. [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
USURPATORY
U*surp"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. usurpatorius.]
Defn: Marked by usurpation; usurping. [R.]
USURPATURE
U*surp"a*ture, n.
Defn: Usurpation. [R.] "Beneath man's usurpature." R. Browning.
USURPER
U*surp"er, n.
Defn: One who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of the rights of a patron. A crown will not want pretenders to claim it, not usurpers, if their power serves them, to possess it. South.
USURPINGLY
U*surp"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a usurping manner.
USURY U"su*ry, n. Etym: [OE. usurie, usure, F. usure, L. usura use, usury, interest, fr. uti, p. p. usus, to use. See Use, v. t.]