Dethroned

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  dethrone \de*throne"\ (d[-e]*thr[=o]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Dethroned} (d[-e]*thr[=o]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Dethroning}.] [Pref. de- + throne: cf. F. d['e]tr[^o]ner;
     pref. d['e]- (L. dis-) + tr[^o]ne throne. See {Throne}.]
     To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of
     supreme authority and dignity. "The Protector was dethroned."


     --Hume.
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