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

And for those wondering about Texas Tech, a program that dominated the portal last year and is off to a hot start again this year, the Red Raiders are certainly in contention for the crown. —Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026

An ad for the show sees Hadid with long wet tresses swept across her neck, while other snaps show her strands styled in a confusing part at the crown of her head and tucked behind her ears. —Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026

Big-time recruit Lagway was the crown jewel of the Class of 2024 out of Willis High School. —Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026

How better to celebrate the occasion than with a one of the very wines that took the crown? —Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the crown

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