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crownment

/ˈkɹaʊnmənt/

crownment noun: the act of crowning; coronation.

Noun

crownment

  1. (obsolete) The act of crowning; coronation.
    • About the Crownment are thirteen little Boys with different Inſtruments, of which you may alſo diſcern the motion.1697, Henry Rhodes, The Present State of Europe, volume 8, page 112
    • It was in the eleven hundredth and ninth year since our Lord came down upon earth, and in the ninth year of the King's crownment, that Robert, King Henry's son, was made first Earl of Gloucester by marrying the right heir—a man who for his good deeds deserves to be ever held in remembrance.1881, James Fawckner Nicholls, John Taylor, Bristol Past and Present, volume 1, page 71

Origin of crownment

From Middle English coronement, from Old French coronement, coronemant; equivalent to crown + -ment.

Questions about crownment

What does crownment mean?
Crownment means the act of crowning; coronation.
What part of speech is crownment?
Crownment is a noun.
How do you pronounce crownment?
Crownment is pronounced /ˈkɹaʊnmənt/.

Words near crownment in the dictionary

  1. crownlet
  2. crownlets
  3. crownlike
  4. crownmaker
  5. crownmakers
  6. crownment
  7. crownophane
  8. crownophanes
  9. Crownover
  10. Crownovers
  11. crownpiece

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