the crown

noun

1

or the Crown : the government of a country that is officially ruled by a king or queen

the blessing of the Spanish crown

allegiance to the crown

She was appointed by the Crown.

2

: the position of power that a king or queen has

When the king died childless, his brother assumed the crown.

Examples of the crown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, royal weddings may still follow the tradition—the royal family’s website explains that Elizabeth received a 36-gram piece of 21-carat Welsh gold in 1981, which the crown jewelers can use to craft new bands today. —Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026

Sizes range from 300-square-foot Terrace suites to 575-square-foot View suites, 600-square-foot two-story Lofts, and the crown jewel Owner’s Suite for over 1,000 square feet of luxury complete with a hot tub on the additional 635 square feet of terrace. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026

For now, thanks to a questionable deal between the defendant’s lawyer and the DA, brokered by the Archbishop, the crown will remain the property of the Vatican, and will go back on view at the Brooklyn Museum Atlas Museum of Art. —Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026

Hairstylist Adir Abergel, who frequently works with Kidman, pulled the actor's long, strawberry-blonde hair up and twisted the top portion into a medium-sized knot right at the crown of her head, pinning it in place. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the crown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown