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

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere had praised the crown princess for being open about her condition and said this could help others suffering from similar problems. —CNN Money, 17 June 2026

Amend the soil with compost if needed, and then locate the daylily plant in the hole so that the crown of the plant is just below the soil line. —Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 June 2026

Oslo District Court ruled on Monday, June 15, that 29-year-old Marius Borg Høiby, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Haakon in 2001, was guilty of two counts of rape, including one in the basement of the crown prince's home. —Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 15 June 2026

One alleged rape took place in the basement of the crown prince’s family home, the court heard. —Reuters, NBC news, 15 June 2026

Rhymes for the crown

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