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

Has a new airport taken the crown for America's busiest airport away from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson? —Dan Raby, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026

Meghan removed her trench coat to address the audience at the Eccles Theatre during the film’s premiere, revealing how the documentary—which follows four Girls Scouts who are trying to take the crown in cookie sales—brings back memories from her own childhood. —Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 Jan. 2026

But for real chills and scares, the granddaddy The Blair Witch Project still is the crown jewel. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026

For the sisterly chat, Kardashian wore her hair pulled tightly back from her face with all the volume concentrated right at the crown of her head, similar to a ‘60s-style bouffant like those worn by Priscilla Presley back in the day and Lana del Rey in the 2010s. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the crown

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