Crown Kraʊn Refused Land King Queen French Part

• land owned by the crown
• a minister of the crown
• who's appearing for the crown (= bringing a criminal charge against somebody on behalf of the state) in this case?
• she refused the crown (= refused to become queen).

crown

1. an object in the shape of a circle, usually made of gold and precious stones, that a king or queen wears on his or her head on official occasions
2. the government of a country, thought of as being represented by a king or queen
• land owned by the Crown
• a Minister of the Crown
• Who's appearing for the Crown (= bringing a criminal charge against somebody on behalf of the state) in this case?
3. the position or power of a king or queen
• She refused the crown (= refused to become queen).
• his claim to the French crown
4. a circle of flowers, leaves, etc. that is worn on somebody’s head, sometimes as a sign of victory
5. the position of winning a sports competition
• She is determined to retain her Wimbledon crown.
6. the top part of the head or a hat
7. the highest part of something
• the crown of a hill
• from the crown of the final bend
8. an artificial cover for a damaged tooth
• synonym cap (6)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cap_1
9. anything in the shape of a crown, especially as a decoration or a badge
10. a unit of money in several European countries
• Czech crowns
11. an old British coin worth five shillings (= now 25p)
12. the most attractive or valuable part of something
• The Knightsbridge branch is the jewel in the crown of a 500-strong chain of stores.

Extra Examples

• He lost his world crown to the Korean champion.
• He succeeded to the crown of Spain
• In 1553 the crown passed from Edward VI to Mary.
• In 1688 the crown was offered to William and Mary.
• She swept her hair into a bun at the crown of her head.
• The crown was placed upon the new monarch’s head.
• There were raindrops on his bald crown.
• a piece of Crown land
• He won the final race of the season to clinch the world crown.
• the emperor’s jewel-encrusted crown

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun), coruner (verb), Old French corone (noun), coroner (verb), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet’.