CORONATION

n. crowning ceremony (for a king or queen)

A coronation is a ceremony marking the investment of a monarch with regal power through, amongst other symbolic acts, the placement of a crown upon his or her head. Where the monarch is anointed, the ritual may have religious significance. Coronation remains the norm for the formal installation of the monarch of the Commonwealth Realms.
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Noun
1. the ceremony of installing a new monarch
(synonym) enthronement, enthronization, enthronisation, investiture
(hypernym) initiation, induction, installation
(derivation) crown, coronate

(n.)
The pomp or assembly at a coronation.
  

(n.)
The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty.
  

The ceremony marking the crowning of a new monarch or king . These ceremonies became very involved, centering around the annointing , where the king ceases to become mortal and takes on a divine character.

Middle English Coronation ceremony (1365-1480)
Modern English Copy of above (1365-1480)