Wiktionary:Word of the day/May 6

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coronation n

(also attributively) An act of investing with a crown; a crowning. (specifically, also attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty. (figuratively) A completion or culmination of something. A success in the face of little or no opposition. (board games, rare) In the game of checkers or draughts: the act of turning a checker into a king when it has reached the farthest row forward. The coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Queen Camilla took place on this day in 2023.

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