Does the Word Usurped Mean?

: to take and hold unfairly or by force The traitors usurp power from the king.

Has been usurped?

to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne. to use without authority or right; employ wrongfully: The magazine usurped copyrighted material.

What does it mean to be called a usurper?

: one who usurps something: such as. a : one who seizes and holds office, power, position, etc., by force or without right … they are working through the harrowing part in which Frederick, the usurper of his brother's dukedom, banishes his niece Rosalind from his court.—