coronate
Bestow a crown
To coronate is to crown someone as monarch or place a crown on their head.
The word is a back-formation from coronation and sounds awkward to many speakers, who prefer the established verb crown: The archbishop will crown the new king.
Still, coronate appears in both serious and playful contexts: She was coronated homecoming queen.
Formal investiture of sovereign
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- anointmentRitual application of oil
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
installation · crowning · induction · ordination · pageantry · procession · ritual · pomp
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- diademJeweled band of royalty
- tiaraOrnamental feminine headband
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- orbLuminous celestial body
throne · jewels · robe · ermine · gemstones · velvet · gold · regalia
Male crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- empressFemale ruler of empire
- sovereignSupreme in power
monarch · tsar · sultan · pharaoh · kaiser · caliph · regent · dynasty
Supreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- reignSovereign's time in power
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
supremacy · legitimacy · divine right · mandate · governance · jurisdiction · command · ascendancy
enthronement
Formal investiture of sovereign
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- anointmentRitual application of oil
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
inauguration · installation · crowning · induction · ordination · pageantry · procession · ritual · pomp · solemnity
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- diademJeweled band of royalty
- tiaraOrnamental feminine headband
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
orb · throne · jewels · robe · ermine · gemstones · velvet · gold · regalia · circlet
king
Male crowned ruler
sovereign · monarch · tsar · sultan · pharaoh · kaiser · caliph · regent · dynasty · succession
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
rule · supremacy · legitimacy · divine right · mandate · governance · jurisdiction · command · ascendancy · control
- coronation robesCeremonial attire for enthronement
- royal coronationFormal crowning of monarch
- coronal sutureSkull joint crossing crown
- corona virusSpike-protein respiratory pathogen
- coronation ceremonyRite bestowing royal authority
- coronation ceremoniesRituals installing a monarch
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