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

For a wedding or party look, tease up the crown and add a pretty accessory to dress it up. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 May 2024

But the bulk of the war has been fought, and the crown goes to Compton. —Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024

Read Next Florida Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov a Selke Trophy finalist for third time in four seasons May 05, 2024 1:29 PM This year, Florida won the Atlantic Division, edging Boston for the crown by one point. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024

The ocean estates are the crown jewels, ranging from four to six bedrooms. —Hannah Seligson, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024

Rushing, who’s a gifted pass rusher from Tucson and the crown jewel of a ridiculous defensive line haul for Dan Lanning. —Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024

Our current Editors' Choice winners are Cubase Pro and Apple Logic Pro for Windows and macOS, respectively, while Avid Pro Tools holds the crown for cross-platform, high-end digital audio workstations. —PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024

The top portion of her hair was brushed back from her face and teased for a bit of volume at the front, then pinned at the crown, and the lower layers were styled in a cheeky, flirty little flick at the ends. —Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Apr. 2024

Aramco in return provides the means for the crown prince’s overhaul of the Saudi economy, and his efforts to reshape the global economic order. —Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024