Arrogated

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arrogate \Ar"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arrogated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Arrogating}.] [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare,
     arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to
     ask. See {Rogation}.]
     To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or
     presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or


     baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope
     arrogated dominion over kings.
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           He arrogated to himself the right of deciding
           dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. --Macaulay.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arrogated
       adj : taken as your right without justification; "was hearing
             evidence in an assumed capacity"; "Congress's arrogated
             powers over domains hitherto belonging to the states"
             [syn: {assumed}]