僭せん王おう

noun

usurper king

Historical or literary term for a king who has seized power illegitimately. Rarely used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.

• 中ちゅう国ごく史しでは、僭せん王おうと呼よばれる支し配はい者しゃがしばしば現あらわれた。

  In Chinese history, rulers called usurper kings often appeared.