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Webster 1913 Edition
accroach
ac-croach′
(ăk-krōch′)
, Verb.
T.
[OE.
acrochen
, accrochen
, to obtain, OF. acrochier
, F. accrocher
; à
(L. ad
) + croc
hook (E. crook
).] 1.
To hook, or draw to one’s self as with a hook.
[Obs.]
2.
To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.
They had attempted to
accroach
to themselves royal power. Stubbs.
Webster 1828 Edition
Accroach
ACCROACH
, v.i.1.
To hook, or draw to, as with a hook; but in this sense not used.2.
To encroach; to draw away from another. Hence in old laws to assume the exercise of royal prerogatives.The noun accroachment, an encroachment, or attempt to exercise royal power, is rarely or never used. [See Encroach.]
Definition 2025
accroach
accroach
English
Verb
accroach (third-person singular simple present accroaches, present participle accroaching, simple past and past participle accroached)
- (transitive) To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook.
- (transitive) To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.
- (Can we date this quote?), Stubbs, (Please provide the title of the work):
- They had attempted to accroach to themselves royal power.
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- (intransitive) To encroach.
Derived terms
- accroachement