Fromun- +‎king.

unking (third-person singular simple presentunkings,present participleunkinging,simple past and past participleunkinged)

1. (archaic) To remove (aking) from power.

   Synonyms:depose,dethrone,discrown,disenthrone,uncrown,unthrone

   • 1595 December 9 (first known performance),William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act IV, scene 1]:

     God save King Harry,unking’d Richard says,
     And send him many years of sunshine days!

   • 1649,J[ohn] M[ilton],The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates: […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], published 1649 (2nd printing),→OCLC,page28:

     […] the Scots were a free Nation, made King whom they freely chose, and with the same freedomeun-Kingd him if they saw cause, by right of ancient laws and Ceremonies yet remaining,

   • 1754,Arthur Murphy,The Gray’s-Inn Journal, No. 66, 19 January, 1754, in Volume 2, London: P. Vaillant, 1756, p. 85,^[1]

     The jesting of his Fool wholly turns upon hisunkinging himself and retaining nothing, whichLear minutely attends to,

   • 1850,Herman Melville, chapter 56, inWhite-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War, New York, N.Y.:Harper & Brothers, publishers; London:Richard Bentley, published1855,→OCLC:

     “Yes,” cried Jonathan; “that greenhorn, standing there by the Commodore, is sailing under false colours; he's an impostor, I say; he wears my crown.”
     “[…] I say, Jonathan, my lad, don’t pipe your eye now about the loss of your crown; for, look you, we all wear crowns, from our cradles to our graves, and though indouble-darbies in thebrig, the Commodore himself can’tunking us.”

2. (archaic) To deprive (a king) of hisroyal qualities.
   • 1692–1717,Robert South,Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume(please specify |volume=I to VI), London, [https:// page371]:

     But if a Prince shall deign to be familiar and to converse with those upon whom he might trample, shall His condescension thereforeUnking Him? And His familiarity rob Him of His Royalty?

   • 1677,Charles Davenant,Circe, London: Richard Tonson, Act III, Scene 6, p. 31,^[2]

     My swelling rage, in privacy I’le shrowd,

     And notun-King my self before the Crowd.

   • 1845,James Russell Lowell,Conversations on Some of the Old Poets‎^[3], Cambridge: MA: John Owen, Third Conversation, page215:

     The soul is indifferent what garment she wears, or of what color and texture; the true king is notunkinged by being discrowned.

3. (archaic, figuratively) To remove (something) from a position of power orparamountimportance.
   • 1638,John Suckling,Aglaura‎^[4], London: Thomas Walkley, act I, scene 1, page 9:

     —Oh ’tis well y’are come,
     there was within me fresh Rebellion,
     and reason was almostunking’d agen.

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