enthrone

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ENTHRO'NE, verb transitive [from throne.] To place on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty. Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. 1. To exalt to an elevated place or seat. 2. To invest with sovereign authority.
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