coronate

Etymology
Borrowed from, past perfect participle of , from.

Pronunciation






Verb

 * 1)  To crown (a sovereign or champion).
 * 2) * 1657, Tomlinson, translating Jean de Renou's A Medicinal Dispensatory, page 475:
 * and instead of Coronating your deserved Worth
 * 1) * 2023, USA Today
 * On a soggy London day in June 1953, a bright-eyed 27-year-old married mother named Elizabeth was coronated as queen of England.
 * 1) * 2023, USA Today
 * On a soggy London day in June 1953, a bright-eyed 27-year-old married mother named Elizabeth was coronated as queen of England.

Usage notes

 * Most speakers prefer crown.

Adjective

 * 1) Having or wearing a crown; crowned.
 * 2)  Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.
 * 3)  Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished.
 * 4)  Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines.
 * 1)  Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished.
 * 2)  Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines.

Translations

 * Finnish: kruunupäinen