SINCE 1828
usurpative
adjective
usur·pa·tive
| \ yüˈsərpətiv sometimes -ˈzər-\
Definition of usurpative
: of or constituting usurpation : usurping
the tyranny of some usurpative minority — Nineteenth Century & After
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