coronation

[ kawr-uh-ney-shuh n, kor- ]

/ ˌkɔr əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- /

the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign.

Origin of coronation

1350–1400; Middle English coronacio(u)n < Anglo-French coronation < Latin coronāt(us) crowned (see coronate) + Middle French -ion- -ion

pre·cor·o·na·tion, noun re·cor·o·na·tion, noun

Was her coronation as the future queen of pop soul made in haste?

The Swedish Queen of Soulful Pop: Mapei Won’t Wait for You to Listen |Caitlin Dickson |October 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Apparently Democrats do want a coronation but is it because they do not have better choices?

Does America Really Want to Coronate Hillary? |Myra Adams |March 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Therefore, the question “Do Democrats really want a Hillary Clinton coronation?”

Does America Really Want to Coronate Hillary? |Myra Adams |March 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
On February 23, Coronation Day, El Chapo arrived with three bands.

Drug Cartel Beauty Queens Face an Ugly End |Michael Daly |February 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

For a story about the coronation of King George VI in 1935, Cartier-Bresson rather notably took zero pictures of the monarch.

The True Henri Cartier-Bresson |Sarah Moroz |February 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Coronation Anthems comprised four hymns, of which we do not know the exact order.

Handel |Romain Rolland
The very next day, the fourth, was the day that the council had appointed for the coronation.

Richard III |Jacob Abbott
As they went from Reims after the coronation, Dunois and the archbishop were riding by her rein.

The Red True Story Book |Various
So they reasoned that of course this Indian chieftain of thirty tribes would be delighted with the regal pomp of a coronation.

The Princess Pocahontas |Virginia Watson
Amid unprecedented pomp he celebrates the coronation of his faithful and devoted wife, to whom he also has been faithful.

Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII |John Lord

coronation

/ (ˌkɒrəˈneɪʃən) /

the act or ceremony of crowning a monarch

C14: from Old French, from coroner to crown, from Latin corōnāre