Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dethrone"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dethrone \De*throne"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dethroned}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Dethroning}.] [Pref. de- + throne: cf. F.
d['e]tr[^o]ner; pref. d['e]- (L. dis-) + tr[^o]ne throne. See
{Throne}.]
To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of
supreme authority and dignity. ``The Protector was
dethroned.'' --Hume.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dethrone
v : remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not
abdicate, he will have to be dethroned" [ant: {enthrone}]
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