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to recrown

to recrown

1 7.0
To put a gold headpiece back on a king or queen's head in a ceremony
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈkraʊn/
: volver a coronar
  • The ceremony to recrown the queen was attended by thousands of citizens.

Examples

  • Historians debated whether it was necessary to recrown the monarch after the civil war.

  • After years in exile, the people decided to recrown their former king.

  • The queen will recrown her husband next month.

  • They recrowned him during the ceremony.

  • After losing his throne for years, the once-great monarch was finally recrowned in a lavish ceremony.

  • The ancient tradition required that the new ruler be recrowned before taking on official responsibilities.

  • During the festival, the elder of the village recrowned the beloved leader, symbolizing a new era of prosperity.

Synonyms

to crown
vsto recrown
  • Formal
60 5.1

To put a special decorated hat on someone's head in a formal ceremony to make them king or queen

repeat that ceremonial placing to make them monarch again

Surface Forms

recrown infinitive
recrowned past
recrowned past participle
recrowning present participle
recrowns third person singular

Morphology

recrown = crown (transparent) = re + crown

This is a standard use of 're-' meaning 'again' added to the verb 'crown'.

Etymology

Recrown comes from re- 'again' and crown 'a head ornament for a king or queen'. So to recrown someone is to put the crown on them again.