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

With John Foster, Breanna Nix and Jamal Roberts left standing, America will choose who takes home the crown. —Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025

But Barker had less misses, and thus her PR jump earned her the crown. —Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 May 2025

Various pieces of legislation by the crown, including the 1784 Wash Act, the 1786 Scotch Distillery Act, and the 1788 Lowland License Act, placed tremendous logistical and financial strain on Lowland distilleries, causing many to falter by the early 1800s. —Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

The former president famously greeted the crown prince with a fist bump in 2022 ahead of their meeting in Jeddah. —Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 13 May 2025

Rhymes for the crown

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