dethrone

[ dee-throhn ]

/ diˈθroʊn /

to remove from a throne; depose.

to remove from any position of power or authority.

Origin of dethrone

First recorded in 1600–10; de- + throne

de·throne·ment, noun de·thron·er, noun un·de·throned, adjective

The dethronement of aristocracy in favour of democracy has proceeded on very similar lines.

The Rise of the Democracy |Joseph Clayton
This was one of time's tragedies—the dethronement of a dynasty.

Louis Philippe |John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
With his subjects he could do anything, take any liberty, without fear of dethronement.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 |Various
After the dethronement of Priam and the destruction of his capital, navigation was free and unrestricted.

An Epitome of the History of Medicine |Roswell Park

Ption, in the name of the Commune, appears personally and proposes a new plan, demanding the dethronement.

The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 3 (of 6) |Hippolyte A. Taine

dethrone

/ (dɪˈθrəʊn) /

(tr) to remove from a throne or deprive of any high position or title; depose the champion was dethroned by a young boxer

dethronement, noun dethroner, noun