negus 1
/nee"geuhs/ , n. , pl. neguses .
1. a title of Ethiopian royalty.
2. ( cap. ) the Emperor of Ethiopia.
[ 1585-95; nagus king nägsä to reign ]
negus 2
/nee"geuhs/ , n.
a beverage made of wine and hot water, with sugar, nutmeg, and lemon.
[ 1735-45; after Colonel Francis Negus (d. 1732), Englishman who invented it ]