disanoint

verb

disanoint

verb

Etymology From dis- + anoint.

1

Obsolete To invalidate the consecration of.

  • to disanoint a king
  • after they have juggled and paltered with the world , bandied and borne arms against their king , divested him , disanointed him , nay , cursed him all over in their pulpits and their pamphlets1649, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates: […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], published 1649 (2nd printing), →OCLC:

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