coronation

The definition of coronation is the ceremony of crowning royalty.

(noun)

A ceremony in which the new queen is crowned is an example of a coronation.

See coronation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign

Origin: ME & OFr coronacion < L coronatus, pp. of coronare, to crown < corona, crown

See coronation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or the sovereign's consort.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English coronacioun

Origin: , from Medieval Latin corōnātiō, corōnātiōn-

Origin: , from Latin corōnātus

Origin: , past participle of corōnāre, to crown

Origin: , from corōna, crown; see Crown

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