coronation
He picked up the sword that was used when Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was coronated in 1804.
The magazine describes him as the man who helped "coronate" George Bush as the leader of the Republican Party.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Royalty, aristocracy & titles
accede to something
accession
anointed
anti-monarchical
anti-monarchist
dukedom
earl
earldom
emir
emperor
mister
monarch
monarchist
morganatic
Mr
royally
Rt. Hon.
Shah
sheikh
sire
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