Definition of "negus" []

• A beverage of wine, hot water, lemon juice, sugar, and nutmeg. (noun)

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• "It was intended for that sort of negus which is offered at Christmas parties and of which ladies and children may partake with refreshment and cheerfulness."
• "I think people would be surprised to find how excellent a beverage the obsolete "negus" is."
• "Abyssinia, where the "negus" or king, known by the name of Prester"