Crown

UK: 'crown', 'Crown': /ˈkraʊn/ US: /kraʊn/ ,(kroun)

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Crown / kraʊn/ noun the Crown ⇒ (sometimes not capital)

1. the sovereignty or realm of a monarch
2. the government of a constitutional monarchy
3. (as modifier): Crown property

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

crown /kraʊn/   n. [countable]

1. Government an ornament worn on the head, esp. a circular piece of gold set with gems and worn by a monarch as a symbol of power.
2. Government the power or rule of a sovereign:
   [singular* the + ~;

   often: Crown]

   a representative of the Crown.
3. an ornamental wreath or circlet for the head, given as an award or a mark of victory or distinction:
   a crown of laurel leaves.
4. a championship title:
   He won the batting crown for two years in a row.
5. the top or highest part of anything, such as of a hat or the head:
   a little bald spot on the crown of his head.
6. Dentistry
   • the part of a tooth covered by enamel.
   • an artificial substitute, as of gold or porcelain, for the crown of a tooth.
7. Currency a former British silver coin, equal to five shillings.
8. Currency any of various monetary units or coins with a name meaning "crown,'' as the koruna, króna, or krone:
   Seven Norwegian crowns used to equal one American dollar.

v. [~ + object]

9. Government to invest with a regal crown, or with regal dignity and power:
   The Emperor was crowned in Paris.
10. to honor or reward.
11. to be at the top or highest part of:
    The fog crowned the top of the mountain.
12. to bring to a successful or triumphant conclusion:
    He crowned his great career with the Nobel prize.
13. Informal Terms Informal. to hit on the top of the head:
    threatened to crown him with the baseball bat.
14. Dentistry to cap (a tooth) with a false crown.
15. Chess [in the game of checkers] to change (a checker) into a king after having safely reached the last row.

crown•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

crown  (kroun), n. 

1. Government any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
2. a similar ornamental headgear worn by a person designated king or queen in a pageant, contest, etc.
3. an ornamental wreath or circlet for the head, conferred by the ancients as a mark of victory, athletic or military distinction, etc.
4. the distinction that comes from a great achievement.
5. Government the power or dominion of a sovereign.
6. Government (often cap.) the sovereign as head of the state, or the supreme governing power of a state under a monarchical government.
7. any crownlike emblem or design, as in a heraldic crest.
8. the top or highest part of anything, as of a hat or a mountain.
9. the top of the head:
   Jack fell down and broke his crown.
10. Dentistry
    • the part of a tooth that is covered by enamel. See diag. under tooth. 
    • an artificial substitute, as of gold or porcelain, for the crown of a tooth.
11. Civil Engineering the highest point of any construction of convex section or outline, as an arch, vault, deck, or road.
12. the highest or most nearly perfect state of anything.
13. an exalting or chief attribute.
14. the acme or supreme source of honor, excellence, beauty, etc.
15. something having the form of a crown, as the corona of a flower.
16. [Bot.]
    • Botany the leaves and living branches of a tree.
    • Botany the point at which the root of a seed plant joins the stem.
    • Botany a circle of appendages on the throat of the corolla;
      corona.
17. Birds the crest, as of a bird. See diag. under bird. 
18. Architecture
    • a termination of a tower consisting of a lanternlike steeple supported entirely by a number of flying buttresses.
    • any ornamental termination of a tower or turret.
19. Time Also called button. [Horol.] a knurled knob for winding a watch.
20. Currency any of various coins bearing the figure of a crown or crowned head.
21. Currency a former silver coin of the United Kingdom, equal to five shillings: retained in circulation equal to 25 new pence after decimalization in 1971.
22. Currency the monetary unit of Denmark, Iceland, Norway, or Sweden: a krona or krone.
23. Currency the koruna of Czechoslovakia.
24. a crimped metal bottle cap.
25. Optics See crown glass. 
26. Food [Cookery.] See crown roast. 
27. Jewelry Also called bezel, top. the part of a cut gem above the girdle.
28. Building a drill bit consisting of a metal matrix holding diamond chips.
29. Nautical, Naval Terms Also called head. the part of an anchor at which the arms join the shank. See diag. under anchor. 
30. [Mach.]
    • Mechanical Engineering a slight convexity given to a pulley supporting a flat belt in order to center the belt.
    • Mechanical Engineering a slight convexity given to the outer faces of the teeth of two gears so that they mesh toward their centers rather than at the ends.
31. Printing a size of printing paper, 15 × 20 in. (38 × 51 cm). Cf. double crown.
32. Nautical, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Terms swallow¹ (def. 12).
33. Naval Terms [Knots.] a knot made by interweaving the strands at the end of a rope, often made as the beginning of a back splice or as the first stage in tying a more elaborate knot.
34. a crownpiece.

v.t. 

35. Government to invest with a regal crown, or with regal dignity and power.
36. to place a crown or garland upon the head of.
37. to honor or reward;
    invest with honor, dignity, etc.
38. to be at the top or highest part of.
39. to complete worthily;
    bring to a successful or triumphant conclusion:
    The award crowned his career.
40. Informal Terms to hit on the top of the head:
    She crowned her brother with a picture book.
41. to give to (a construction) an upper surface of convex section or outline.
42. Dentistry to cap (a tooth) with a false crown.
43. Chess to change (a checker) into a king after having safely reached the last row.
44. Naval Terms [Knots.] to form a crown on (the end of a rope).

v.i. 

45. Medicine (of a baby in childbirth) to reach a stage in delivery where the largest diameter of the fetal head is emerging from the pelvic outlet.

• Latin corōna wreath; see corona
• Anglo-French coroune
• Middle English coroune, cr(o)une 1125–75

crown′less, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

crown / kraʊn/ noun

1. an ornamental headdress denoting sovereignty, usually made of gold embedded with precious stones
2. a wreath or garland for the head, awarded as a sign of victory, success, honour, etc
3. (sometimes capital) monarchy or kingship
4. an award, distinction, or title, given as an honour to reward merit, victory, etc
5. anything resembling or symbolizing a crown, such as a sergeant major's badge or a heraldic bearing
6. a coin worth 25 pence (five shillings)
7. any of several continental coins, such as the krona or krone, with a name meaning crown
8. the top or summit of something, esp of a rounded object: crown of a hill, crown of the head
9. the centre part of a road, esp when it is cambered
10. 
    another name for corona7
11. the outstanding quality, achievement, state, etc: the crown of the team's achievements
12. artificial crown ⇒ the enamel-covered part of a tooth above the gum
13. a substitute crown, usually of gold, porcelain, or acrylic resin, fitted over a decayed or broken tooth
14. the part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank

verb (transitive)

1. to put a crown on the head of, symbolically vesting with royal title, powers, etc
2. to place a crown, wreath, garland, etc, on the head of
3. to place something on or over the head or top of
4. to confer a title, dignity, or reward upon
5. to form the summit or topmost part of
6. to cap or put the finishing touch to a series of events: to crown it all it rained, too
7. to promote (a draught) to a king by placing another draught on top of it, as after reaching the end of the board
8. to attach a crown to (a tooth)
9. to hit over the head

Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French corone, from Latin corōna wreath, crown, from Greek korōnē crown, something curved