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third-person singular simple present discrowns, present participle discrowning, simple past and past participle discrowned
(transitive) To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status. quotations examples
He discrowned, in rapid succession, one after another of the United States' most, accomplished and admirable commanders.
1876, John Esten Cooke, A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee
"Never attempt to discrown the king."
1897, Hezekiah Butterworth, True to His Home
Not, even indirectly, the discrowned Turk, for if he were not banned by his crimes he would still be doomed by his incapacity.
1917, Arnold Joseph Toynbee, Turkey= A Past and a Future