enthrone

Definition

To ceremonially seat someone on a throne with all the pomp, circumstance, and legal legitimacy that comes with claiming sovereign power. It's coronation's formal cousin—you don't just sit down, you're installed with witnesses and pageantry.

Example Usage

The newly elected president was enthroned in a ceremony attended by world leaders.

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