coronet

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Rukhabot (talk | contribs) as of 05:47, 30 December 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle French couronnette, from Old French coronete, diminutive of corone (crown), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin corona.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value UK is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkɒɹənɪt/, /kɒɹəˈnɛt/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 159: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value US is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹənɪt/, /kɔɹəˈnɛt/

Noun

coronet (plural coronets)

  1. A small crown worn by a noble. In the British system, they are worn only at coronations. The German equivalent is Adelskrone.
    Kind hearts are more than coronets,
    And simple faith than Norman blood. -- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Lady Clara Vere de Vere
  2. (heraldry) A heraldic representation of a small crown, usually on a noble's coat of arms.
  3. The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
  4. The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry
  5. Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
  6. A species of moth, Craniophora ligustri.

Synonyms

(junior commissioned officer):

  • ensign (infantry equivalent of the cavalry coronet)
  • second lieutenant (OF-1), first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer

Translations

Anagrams


Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) corōnet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of corōnō