negus
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈnɪɡəs/
- Archaic
- He knew enough about Tabaxi culture to recognize negus as the title reserved for princes in direct line to the throne.
Examples
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A short time later, the negus stopped.
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Finally, the negus offered a few clipped phrases.
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"The negus is a bara, too?" Artus exclaimed.
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Not only did the negus carry his own weapons—a broadbladed
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The negus still acts like a spoiled child sometimes, but he's really?" The conversation ended abruptly when Kwalu arrived.
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Though he couldn't hope to match Kwalu's exhausting pace, he managed to keep Sanda and the negus in sight.
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People like Kwalu keep the military arts alive, of course, but mostly on a theoretical battlefield: 'She scanned the plaza, impatient for the negus's return.'
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From The Eternal Life of Mezro by King Osaw I, called "the Wise" by his beloved subjects: ruler of all Mezro, negus negusti, and barn of Ubtao.
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At the party, guests enjoyed a warm cup of negus that perfectly complemented the winter chill outside.
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As the rain fell outside, she prepared a comforting mug of negus to warm up after the long walk home.
Synonyms
2
3.9
A drink made from wine heated with spices and served warm in winter
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word negus for the warm, spiced wine drink was probably named after a man called Negus who served wine mixed with hot water, sugar, lemon, and nutmeg at parties. So negus is basically the old name for what we now call 'mulled wine'.