invest, vest, enthrone
(verb) provide with power and authority; “They vested the council with special rights”
enthrone, throne
(verb) put a monarch on the throne; “The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
enthrone (third-person singular simple present enthrones, present participle enthroning, simple past and past participle enthroned)
(transitive) To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture
(transitive, figuratively) To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organisation.
• dethrone
Source: Wiktionary
En*throne", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + throne: cf. OF. enthroner. Cf. Inthronize.]
1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity. Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. Pope. It [mercy] is enthroned in the hearts of kings. Shak.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
