coronial

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊniəl === Etymology 1 === From coroner +‎ -ial. By surface analysis, Latin coron(a) (“crown, wreath”) +‎ -i- +‎ -al. ==== Adjective ==== coronial (not comparable) (chiefly Australia and New Zealand) Of, by or pertaining to a coroner. 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XIV, [1] When the station was reached the doctor, of course, said that Garfield's death had been instantaneous, and as he was vested with coronial powers a formal inquest was held before burial. ===== Usage notes ===== The word is in widespread use in Australia and New Zealand, but is mainly restricted to legal jargon elsewhere. === Etymology 2 === By surface analysis, Latin coron(is) (“curved stroke, flourish in writing”) +‎ -i- +‎ -al. ==== Adjective ==== coronial (not comparable) Of or pertaining to coronides. === Etymology 3 === Blend of coronavirus +‎ millennial. ==== Noun ==== coronial (plural coronials) (uncommon) A baby conceived or born during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially one apparently conceived during a lockdown. Synonym: pandemic baby