accroach Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ac*croach" transitive verb
Etymology
OE. acrochen, accrochen, to obtain, OF. acrochier, F. accrocher; à (L. ad) + croc hook (E. crook).
Definitions
  1. To hook, or draw to one's self as with a hook. Obs.
  2. To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.
    They had attempted to accroach to themselves royal power. Stubbs.

Webster 1913