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

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor wasn’t meant to wear the crown. —ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026

Apply fertilizer around the drip line, not near the crown, and use low-nitrogen fertilizers. —Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026

Freshmen making an impact Offensive lineman Jackson Cantwell was the crown jewel of Miami’s 2026 recruiting class. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026

The league is primarily funded by PIF, the sovereign wealth fund chaired by Mohammed bin Salman – the crown prince of Saudi Arabia and the man who a US intelligence report named as responsible for approving the operation that led to the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. —David Close, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the crown

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