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Definition of Dethronement
1. Noun. The act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office.
Definition of Dethronement
1. n. Deposal from a throne; deposition from regal power.
Definition of Dethronement
1. Noun. the act of being dethroned. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dethronement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dethronement
Literary usage of Dethronement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Madeira Islands by Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle (1899)
"dethronement of the King is advocated.— The leaders of the party hailed the news
of the new republic with great joy, holding that the event foreshadowed a ..."
2. History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the by Archibald Alison (1860)
"They were received with thunders of applause, and said, with a stern voice, "Pronounce
the dethronement of the King ; to-morrow we will bring the act in ..."
3. The French Revolution: A Political History, 1789-1804 by François-Alphonse Aulard (1910)
"... PREPARATIONS FOR THE dethronement OF LOUIS XVI I. Measures taken by the
Legislative Assembly against the royal power.—II. Public opinion in France in ..."
4. The Ruin of a Princess by Marie-Thérèse Charlotte Angoulême, Elisabeth, Cléry (1912)
"Massacre at the Tuileries; dethronement of my Father. ... sections of opposite
opinions to demand the dethronement of the king, which Danton, Robespierre, ..."
5. The Life and Letters of Madame Élisabeth de France by Élizabeth, M. Cléry (1901)
"Massacre at the Tuileries; dethronement of my Father. The Days from the 10th to
the 13th of August, 1792. After the fatal epoch of June 20, ..."
6. The History of the United States of America by Richard Hildreth (1882)
"Baltimore hastened to England to defend his rights, but before a decision was
arrived at the process 1689. was arrested by the dethronement of James. ..."
7. The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: Comprising His Letters, Private by Rufus King (1894)
"... Insurrection in Pennsylvania—Affairs in France—dethronement and Imprisonment
of the King—Letters of R. King, G. Morris, and J. Adams. ..."
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