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arrogantly |
arrogantness |
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arrogation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun arrogation has 1 sense
- arrogation(n = noun.act) confiscation - seizure by the government; Array is a kind of seizure
has particulars: expropriation
Derived form verb arrogate3
CIDE DICTIONARY
arrogation, n. [L. arrogatio, fr. arrogare. Cf. Adrogation.].
- The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to. Hall. [1913 Webster]
- Adoption of a person of full age. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
arrogation
accession, accounting for, adoption, anointing, anointment, answerability, application, appointment, appropriation, ascription, assignation, assignment, assumption, attachment, attribution, authorization, blame, charge, colonization, connection with, conquest, consecration, coronation, credit, delegation, deputation, derivation from, election, empowerment, encroachment, enslavement, etiology, honor, imputation, indent, infringement, invasion, legitimate succession, occupation, palaetiology, placement, playing God, preemption, preoccupation, prepossession, reference to, requisition, responsibility, saddling, seizure, subjugation, succession, takeover, taking over, trespass, trespassing, usurpation
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