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Coronation

Meaning in history, with examples

nounCommon term

In history, coronation means: A ceremony in which a monarch is formally crowned and publicly invested with royal status.

In Turkish: taç giyme töreni

How it is used

Distinguish the ceremony from accession: a reign may begin before the coronation.

Example sentences

  1. The coronation displayed the new ruler's claim before assembled nobles.

    The ceremony publicly presents authority through ritual.

  2. Her reign began months before the coronation could be arranged.

    Ceremonial recognition and the start of rule can have different dates.

Common collocations

  • coronation ceremony
  • coronation oath
  • successionThe process by which a new ruler takes the place of the previous one, and the rules or customs that decide who has the right to the throne.
  • reignThe period during which a king, queen, emperor or sultan rules; as a verb, to rule as a monarch.

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