Definition of crown gold
: gold eleven-twelfths fine (see fine entry 3 sense 1b) that was used in the minting of the crown of the rose from 1526 and adopted in 1634 as the standard for other English gold coins
Test Your Vocabulary
Which Word Does Not Belong?
-
- Which of these words does not mean "nonsense"?

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share crown gold
Time Traveler for crown gold
The first known use of crown gold was circa 1530
See more words from the same year