verb
- to remove a helmet from; to unhelm
- to deprive of leadership or control; to remove from command
Usage: archaic; literary
Usage: archaic; figurative
Examples
- The knight dishelms himself after the battle.
- He dishelms his head to reveal his face.
- The general was dishelmed of his authority.
- She dishelms the statue to restore it.
- The warrior dishelms in the presence of the king.