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Added 8 October 2026

crown

/kɹaʊ̯n/ noun

In Latin: corōna Wiktionary

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

A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor.
Any reward of victory or mark of honor.
the martyr’s crown

adjective

Of, related to, or pertaining to a crown.
crown prince
Of, related to, pertaining to the top of a tree or trees.
a crown fire

verb

To place a crown on the head of.
To formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc.
To bestow something upon as a mark of honour, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.

verb

past participle of crow

Origin

Inherited from Middle English coroune, from Anglo-Norman corone, from Latin corōna (“crown, wreath”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). Doublet of corona, korona, koruna, krona, króna, and krone. Displaced Old English corenbēag (“crown”) and Middle English kinehelm, kynehelm, from Old English cynehelm (“crown”, literally “kinhelm” or “king's helm”). The paper sizes (etymology 1, noun sense 18) are so called because the papers were originally watermarked with a crown.

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