dethronement

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

dethronement
    n 1: the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person
         from a position or office [syn: {deposition},
         {dethronement}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dethronement \de*throne"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]tr[^o]nement.]
   Deposal from a throne; deposition from regal power.
   [1913 Webster]

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