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

These programs,the crown jewels of public diplomacy, also happen to be cheap. — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

This is the type of album that happens after the stadiums have been filled across the world, the crown has been won, and all that is left is unrelenting honesty. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

And if that didn’t declare the crown-braid comeback clearly enough, Olivia Rodrigo reinforced the message with her own crown braid at Lollapalooza, styled with casual glossiness by Owen Gould. — Marci Robin, Allure, 6 Aug. 2026

Multiple people familiar with the matter said the crown prince raised concerns about plans for potential strikes on Iran during the call. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the crown

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