recoronation

Etymology

From re- + coronation.

Why this word is great

RECORONATION — [Noun] The ceremonial act of crowning a monarch again, distinct from their initial coronation. From re- ("again") + coronation ("the act of crowning a monarch"). Unlike investiture (which may involve no crown) or reinstatement (a bureaucratic return to office), recoronation centers on the ritual’s solemn repetition—the same scepter, heavier now; the same oath, spoken with fewer illusions. Imagine the gold circlet lowered onto a graying head, the cathedral’s stained glass casting identical patterns across different decades. The first crowning is promise; the second, proof. History rarely grants third acts, but when it does, they gleam with the patina of survival.

noun

  1. The act of recoronating.“[…] the great, the good, the devout, the obedient would rise with the graced, the games would be conducted, celebrations held, feasts, dances, marriages, recoronations, and spectacular births would occur.”