dethrone Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb remove a monarch from the throne
    • If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned

WordNet

De*throne" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref. de- + throne: cf. F. détrôner; pref. dé- (L. dis-) + trône throne. See Throne.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Dethroned ; present participle & verbal noun Dethroning
Definitions
  1. To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity. "The Protector was dethroned." Hume.

Webster 1913