coronement

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

crounement, crownement, corownement, corounement, coronomente, cronement, coronument

Etymology edit

From Old French coronement, coronemant; equivalent to corounen +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kuˌruːn(ə)ˈmɛnt/, /ˌkruːn(ə)ˈmɛnt/, /kuˌrun(ə)ˈmɛnt/
(with stress retraction) IPA^(key): /kuˈruːn(ə)mɛnt/, /ˈkruːn(ə)mɛnt/, /ˈkurun(ə)mɛnt/

Noun edit

coronement

A crowning or installation as monarch.
(rare) The period when a monarch rules.
(rare) The placing of a wreath or halo on one's head.
(rare) The shaving of a monk's head.

Descendants edit

English: crownment

References edit

“corǒunement, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-20.

Old French edit

Noun edit

coronement oblique singular, m (oblique plural coronemenz or coronementz, nominative singular coronemenz or coronementz, nominative plural coronement)

Alternative form of coronemant