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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 349 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NEGUS  . (1) The

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title of a
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king or ruler (Amharic negus or n'gus), in
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Abyssinia (q.v.); the full title of the
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emperor is negus nagasti, " king of
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kings." (2) The name of a drink made of
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wine, most commonly
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port, mixed with hot
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water, spiced and sugared . According to
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Malone (
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Life of
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Dryden,
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Prose
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Works, i . 484) this drink was invented by a
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Colonel
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Francis Negus (d . 1732), who was
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commissioner for executing the
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office of
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master of the
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horse from 1717 to 1727, when he became master of the buckhounds .

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