coroune

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Anglo-Norman coroune, curune, corone, from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuˈruːn(ə)/, /ˈkruːn(ə)/

Noun

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coroune (plural corounes)

  1. An important, symbolic, or significant piece of headwear:
    1. A crown; a piece or item of royal headgear.
    2. A coronet or tiara; headgear of lesser (religious or secular) leaders.
      • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[1], published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:4, page 118v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
        ⁊ in þe cumpas of þe ſeete.· weren foure ⁊ twentı ſmale ſeetıs ⁊ abouen þe troones foure ⁊ twentı eldere men ſıttynge. hılıd aboute wıþ whıte cloþıs.· ⁊ in þe heedıs of hem golden coꝛouns
        And around the perimeter of the seat there were twenty-four small seats, and on those seats twenty-four elders sat, wearing white clothing and having golden crowns on their heads.
    3. A garland or circlet (often as a prize for victory).
    4. A nimb or halo; a metaphysical crown.
  2. That which belongs or pertains to a monarch:
    1. Kingly power, might, authority, or legitimacy.
    2. A monarch's property or owndom; that which a king owns.
    3. (rare) A monarch; a ruler of a kingdom.
    4. (rare) The act and ritual of crowning.
  3. The crown, peak or apex of one's head.
  4. A patch of shaved hair (usually of a monk).
  5. The capitulum of a flower or the area of a fruit corresponding to it.
  6. A depiction, likeness, or representation of a crown.
  7. A piece of non-British currency with a crown on it.
  8. (Judaism, historical) A golden stripe surrounding important historic Jewish artifacts.
  9. (rare) A candle holder; a candelabrum.
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Descendants
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  • English: crown (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: croun, croon
  • Welsh: coron
References
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Etymology 2

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From Old French coroner.

Verb

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coroune

  1. Alternative form of corounen