UNCROWN

Etymology

Verb

uncrown (third-person singular simple present uncrowns, present participle uncrowning, simple past and past participle uncrowned)

To deprive of the monarchy or other authority or status.

Synonyms: depose, dethrone, discrown, disenthrone, unking, unthrone

To remove a crown from (often figuratively).

Source: Wiktionary


Un*crown", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + crown.]

Definition: To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone. He hath done me wrong, And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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