1. the action or process of removing a crown; dethronement
Usage: formal or literary

1. the act of removing a crown from someone; to deprive of royal status or authority
Usage: present participle or gerund form of 'discrown'; formal or literary

Examples

• The discrowning of the unpopular monarch was celebrated by the people.
• Historical accounts describe the discrowning ceremony that followed the revolution.
• The nobles debated the discrowning of the king for weeks before taking action.
• Discrowning a sovereign was considered a grave and dangerous act in medieval times.
• The play depicts the dramatic discrowning of a tyrant by his own court.