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ENTHRONEMENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The ceremony of installing a new monarch

Synonyms:

coronation; enthronement; enthronisation; enthronization; investiture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("enthronement" is a kind of...):

induction; initiation; installation (a formal entry into an organization or position or office)

Derivation:

enthrone (provide with power and authority)

enthrone (put a monarch on the throne)

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