dethronement

Definition of Dethronement in English :

1. deposition, dethronement

the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dethronement

verb

(transitive)

to remove from a throne or deprive of any high position or title; depose

the champion was dethroned by a young boxer

verb transitiveWord forms: deˈthroned or deˈthroning

1.

to remove from a throne; depose

2.

to oust from any high position

tr.v. de·throned, de·thron·ing, de·thrones

1. To remove from the throne; depose.

2. To remove from a prominent or powerful position.