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Definition of Enthronement

1. Noun. The ceremony of installing a new monarch.

Definition of Enthronement

1. n. The act of enthroning, or state of being enthroned.

Definition of Enthronement

1. Noun. The act of enthroning or the state of being enthroned ¹

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Definition of Enthronement

1. [n -S]

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Literary usage of Enthronement

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bishop Selwyn of New Zealand, and of Lichfield: A Sketch of His Life and by George Herbert Curteis (1889)
"enthronement at Lichfield—Thorough visitation of the diocese—Advocacy in every rural deanery of the "conference" system—First diocesan conference—Rapid ..."

2. The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"It was quite consistent with chivalrous honour to send Flambard to disturb the joyful day of enthronement ..."

3. History of Aurangzib: Based on Original Sources by Jadunath Sarkar (1920)
"Another circumstance lent greater lustre to the son's coronation than to the father's. During the year before his enthronement, ..."

4. The Foundations of England; Or, Twelve Centuries of British History (B.C. 55 by James Henry Ramsay (1898)
"... King's recovery and the homage, which is given as followed immediately by the enthronement. The King's concession is not very clearly stated. The Hist. ..."

5. Memoirs of Archbishop Temple by Ernest Grey Sandford (1906)
"... Lady Rolle's gift—Bill for the revival of the Cornish See—Appointment of Dr. Benson—His Consecration and enthronement—Dr. Temple's Farewell to Cornwall. ..."

6. A Students History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1908)
"The Deposition of Richard and the enthronement of Henry IV. 1399. —By lying promises Lancaster induced Richard Henry of Lancaster claiming tne ..."

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