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

Named for Hsu’s mom, who emigrated from Malaysia and saw an opportunity in Atlanta to open a mini chain of Chinese restaurants, Lazy Betty is the crown jewel of the family’s growing restaurant empire that includes more casual spots helmed by Hsu’s two siblings. —Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025

The Duke of York traveled to Thailand to represent the crown at the King of Thailand’s diamond jubilee. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Aug. 2025

The Saudi fund’s board, controlled by the crown prince, ignored the advice. —David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025

There is certainly no shortage of Gilded Age mansions in Newport, Rhode Island, but The Breakers is the crown jewel of them all. —Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for the crown

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