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 ruthless competitors who will stop at nothing to dethrone and destroy them, the Whitlocks are a blue-collar dynasty at the edge of extinction – and the old king is fighting to hold onto the crown. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 June 2026

The Tar Heels lost in 2006 and 2007 to Oregon State and made another six visits to Omaha before this season without earning a shot to play for the crown. —Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 23 June 2026

University of Detroit Mercy student Grace Hanke, who competed as Miss Oakland County, won the crown at Frauenthal Theater in Muskegon. —Julia Avant, CBS News, 22 June 2026

But a new transfer student from America (Rogers) threatens to take the crown. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026

Rhymes for the crown

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