"unsceptre" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: unsceptres [present, singular, third-person], unsceptring [participle, present], unsceptred [participle, past], unsceptred [past]
Etymology: From un- + sceptre. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|sceptre}} un- + sceptre Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsceptre (third-person singular simple present unsceptres, present participle unsceptring, simple past and past participle unsceptred)
  1. To deprive of a sceptre; to deprive of the status of monarch or of authority. Synonyms: decrown, depose, descepter, dethrone, discrown, disenthrone, uncrown, unking, unthrone, unscepter Related terms: unsceptred [adjective]
    Sense id: en-unsceptre-en-verb-TUyozFgG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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