coronement
Middle English
/kuˈruːn(ə)mɛnt/
noun
Definitions
- A crowning or installation as monarch.
- (rare) The period when a monarch rules.
- (rare) The placing of a wreath or halo on one's head.
- (rare) The shaving of a monk's head.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French coronement affix from Middle English corounen.
Origin
Middle English
corounen
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- crown English
- crownment English
- couronnement French
- coronacion Middle English
- coroune Middle English
- corounen Middle English
- crownynge Middle English
- coronement Old French
- coroner Old French