coronate

/kˈɒɹənˌeɪt/

/kˈɔːɹənˌeɪt/

to coronate

MAIN VERB

invest with regal power; enthrone

synonyms : crown

Examples

1. There he was coronated as Longwu, Emperor of the Southern Ming, a rump state with the city of Fuzhou as its capital.

2. Barely two weeks later, two year old Puyi was coronated in the heart of the Forbidden City.

3. The very next day, July 17, 1429, Charles of Valois was coronated Charles VII of France.

4. Traditionally, British monarchs were coronated months after they started to rule their country.