crown
/kɹaʊ̯n/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.56 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The sovereign (in a monarchy), as head of state.
noun
The state, the government (headed by a monarch).
Example Sentences
- "Before so many of Europe's crowns came tumbling off the heads of their royal owners, Continental Europe could show a rich variety in the matter of royal trains."
- "the martyr’s crown"
- "A parliament may be diſſolved by the demiſe of the crown."
- "Treasure recovered from shipwrecks automatically becomes property of the Crown."
- "Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and military servants of the crown; and only forty thousand pounds remained in the Exchequer."
- "[...]if he awake, / From toe to crowne hee'l fill our skin with pinches, / Make vs ſtrange ſtuffe."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɹaʊ̯n/
- British English: /kɹaʊ̯n/
Usage
- Dated
- Slang
- British usage
- American usage
- Colloquial
- Transitive verb
- Intransitive verb
- Archaic
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.