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

The suspects also managed to drop and damage a tiara once owned by Empress Eugénie outside the museum; the crown is now being restored. — News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026

Zendaya leaned into a sculptural beauty moment with her towering beehive updo, which was teased to high heavens at the crown. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 July 2026

While the town itself is quite pleasant, Lake Tahoe is the crown jewel. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Instead of Messi becoming a two-time champion, the crown passed. — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Rhymes for the crown

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