discrown

discrown
/dis krown"/, v.t.
to deprive of a crown; dethrone; depose.
[1580-90; DIS-1 + CROWN]

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  • Discrown — Dis*crown , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discrowned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discrowning}.] To deprive of a crown. [1913 Webster] The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably discrowned the workman. Motley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • discrown — index demote Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • discrown — verb To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status Syn: dethrone …   Wiktionary

  • discrown — v. dethrone, deprive of a crown …   English contemporary dictionary

  • discrown — dis·crown …   English syllables

  • discrown — dəs, (ˈ)dis+ transitive verb Etymology: dis (I) + crown (n.) : to deprive of a crown; specifically : depose …   Useful english dictionary

  • Discrowned — Discrown Dis*crown , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discrowned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discrowning}.] To deprive of a crown. [1913 Webster] The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably discrowned the workman. Motley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Discrowning — Discrown Dis*crown , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discrowned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discrowning}.] To deprive of a crown. [1913 Webster] The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably discrowned the workman. Motley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Decrown — De*crown , v. t. To deprive of a crown; to discrown. [R.] Hakewill. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Uncrown — Un*crown , v. t. [1st pref. un + crown.] To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone. [1913 Webster] He hath done me wrong, And therefore I ll uncrown him ere t be long. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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