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

There comes a time in every reality TV dynasty when the crown must be passed — or at least borrowed for a summer. —Shelby Stewart, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025

If McIlroy finally breaks through to complete the career grand slam, the crown — and the pressure — will pass to Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa and Bryson DeChambeau. —Dennis Esser, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

The modern silhouette is accented with tonal fine veiling draped at the crown and delicate sinamay straw flora with vintage stamen. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025

But he wasn’t deterred by the crown’s agenda to silence all critics. —Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 4 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for the crown

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