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Added 10 October 2026

coronet

/ˈkɒɹənɪt/ noun

Latin root: corona Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about coronet at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.

Origin

From Middle French couronnette, from Old French coronete, diminutive of corone (“crown”), from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bow); a type of crown”).

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