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.
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After Rifaat’s betrayal, the anointed was Bassel, the crown prince.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
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Even the crown is set with not one but nine round brilliant diamonds.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
With the TikTok app not currently available for download from Apple and Google’s app stores in the U.S., Meta is seizing the opportunity to promote Instagram, the crown jewel of its social media empire, to more users.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2025
Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 2 is the crown jewel of the franchise, and perhaps the best game BioWare has ever made.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Even the crown is set with not one but nine round brilliant diamonds.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2025
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“The crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crown. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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