uncrown

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He, more incens'd against your majesty Than all the rest, discharg'd me with these words: 'Tell him from me that he hath done me wrong, And therefore I'll uncrown him ere 't be long.'

From King Henry VI, Part 3 by Shakespeare, William

Why did Jonathan visit David in the gloomy wood that day and uncrown himself for him?

From Sermons on Biblical Characters by Chappell, Clovis G.

Most of the representative city sheets, irrespective of political leanings, had for years been flaying the fifth ward king, seeking to uncrown him.

From The Lash by Lyman, Olin L.

In the great human democracy, revolution cannot uncrown the builder of bridges to place upon his throne the builder of pantry shelves.

From Every Soul Hath Its Song by Hurst, Fannie

"Then swear it," he said, "and your king uncrown."

From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Hardy, Thomas