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Webster 1913 Edition

(k?rˊ?-n?′sh?n)

Noun.

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The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty.

The pomp or assembly at a coronation.

Pope.

Noun.

[a crown.]

The act or solemnity of crowning a king or emperor; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty.

The pomp or assembly attending a coronation.

Coronation-oath, the oath taken by a king at his coronation.

See also: coronation and Coronation

coronâtion f ‎(plural coronâtions)