discrown

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verb

To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.

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decrowndethroneuncrown
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Meanings

verbdiscrown (third-person singular simple present discrowns, present participle discrowning, simple past and past participle discrowned)

present singular third person discrowns · participle present discrowning · participle past discrowned · past discrowned

  1. transitiveTo remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.

    "Never attempt to discrown the king."

    1897, Hezekiah Butterworth, True to His Home
    2 more examples

    He discrowned, in rapid succession, one after another of the United States' most, accomplished and admirable commanders.

    1876, John Esten Cooke, A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee

    Not, even indirectly, the discrowned Turk, for if he were not banned by his crimes he would still be doomed by his incapacity.

    1917, Arnold Joseph Toynbee, Turkey= A Past and a Future

    Synonyms: decrown, dethrone, uncrown

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.

Similar
decrowndethroneuncrown
Also see
decrowndethronedisenthroneuncrownunkingunsceptre

Origin

From dis- + crown.

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Cite this entry
APA

discrown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discrown

MLA

“discrown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discrown. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discrown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discrown.

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