coroune

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• croune, crowne, croun, crune, corone, coroun, corowne, crown, corown, corune, kroune

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Related terms

• coronacioun
• coronal
• coronement
• coroner
• corounen
• crownynge

Descendants

• English: crown (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: croun, croon
• → Welsh: coron

References

• “corǒune, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-17.

Etymology 2

From Old French coroner.

Verb

coroune

1. Alternative form of corounen