- coronation
- noun Etymology: Middle English coronacion, from Anglo-French, from coroner to crown Date: 14th century the act or occasion of crowning; also accession to the highest office
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Coronation — • Discussed as (I) The Emperors at Constantinople; (II) Visigothic and Celtic Elements; (III) The English Coronation Orders; (IV) The Western Empire and the Roman Pontifical; and (V) Other Ceremonials Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Coronation — Lage in Alberta … Deutsch Wikipedia
Coronation — Cor o*na tion (k?r ? n? sh?n), n. [See {Coronate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty. [1913 Webster] 2. The pomp or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coronation — Coronation, lat., die Krönung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
coronation — index elevation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
coronation — late 14c., from L.L. coronationem (nom. coronatio) a crowning, from pp. stem of L. coronare to crown, from corona crown (see CROWN (Cf. crown)) … Etymology dictionary
coronation — ► NOUN ▪ the ceremony of crowning a sovereign or a sovereign s consort. ORIGIN Latin, from coronare to crown … English terms dictionary
coronation — [kôr΄ə nā′shən, kär΄ə nā′shən] n. [ME & OFr coronacion < L coronatus, pp. of coronare, to crown < corona,CROWN] the act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign … English World dictionary
Coronation — For other uses, see Coronation (disambiguation). The coronation of Charles VII of France A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon … Wikipedia
coronation — /kawr euh nay sheuhn, kor /, n. the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign. [1350 1400; ME coronacio(u)n < AF coronation < L coronat(us) CROWNED (see CORONATE) + MF ion ION] * * * ▪ ceremony ceremony whereby a… … Universalium
coronation — n. to hold a coronation * * * [ˌkɒrə neɪʃ(ə)n] to hold a coronation … Combinatory dictionary
