definition of the word accroach

From Old French acrochier "to hook in", from a- + croche "hook".

• (RP)
  • IPA: /əˈkrəʊtʃ/

to accroach (third-person singular simple present accroaches, present participle accroaching, simple past and past participle accroached)

1. (transitive) To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook.
2. (transitive) To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.
   • They had attempted to accroach to themselves royal power. - Stubbs
3. (intransitive) To encroach.

• accroachement

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