usurpers Those who take control or a position of power; especially, those who do not have the right to such control or power. Usurpers are individuals or groups of individuals who obtain and maintain the power or rights of another by force and without legal authority. Usurpers were a common feature of the late Roman Empire; especially, from the so... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1830/4