CORONATION

(O. Fr. from Lat. corona, crown), ceremony of crowning sovereigns as symbol and consummation of investiture with rule. Rom. emperors received no crown at acce ion owing to faint lingering of republican feeling. Barbarian states which grew up on ruins of Rom. empire retained, until Christian i zed, Teutonic custom of elevating ruler on shield, bearing him thrica round a embled tribes, placing spear in his hand and fillet (‘diadem’) round his head: Eng. c. proce ion, etc., and practice under Fr. monarchy of showing king to people, are relics of this custom. Med is eval and modern anointing and crowning are derived from Old Testament through Christian Church. Service set forth in Liber Regalis was followed in England at c. of Edward Il. and until Reformation; translated and retained with exception of substitution of communion service for Ma ; modified, 1685, and considerably changed, 1689; since shortened.