crown jewel

noun

1

crown jewels plural : the jewels (such as the crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia

2

: the most attractive or valuable one of a collection or group

Synonyms of crown jewel

• jewel
• treasure
• trophy

Examples of crown jewel in a Sentence

The painting is the crown jewel of the museum's collection.

one of the company's crown jewels

Recent Examples on the Web

In a time when unemployment is on the rise and the rich are running amok and wreaking havoc on the poor — and the social services in place to support them — who doesn’t love the idea of rogue rascals sticking it to a bougie institution by running off with its crown jewels? —Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Nov. 2025

Thieves recently stole several of the French crown jewels worn by the two imperial families of Napoleon and his nephew, Napoleon II, from the Louvre in Paris. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025

Three police officers lean on a silver car blocking a Louvre entrance, hours after thieves carried out a daylight raid on French crown jewels. —NPR, 9 Nov. 2025

Once a crown jewel Like many of the men and women who landed there after a life of hard work and family responsibilities, Fair Havens looked its age. —Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for crown jewel

• accrual
• nonfuel
• refuel
• renewal
• biofuel
• contextual
• nonrenewal
• nonsexual
• unusual
• cruel
• dual
• duel