coroune

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Anglo-Norman coroune, curune, corone, from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē). ==== Alternative forms ==== croune, crowne, croun, crune, corone, coroun, corowne, crown, corown, corune, kroune ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kuˈruːn(ə)/, /ˈkruːn(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== coroune (plural corounes) An important, symbolic, or significant piece of headwear: A crown; a piece or item of royal headgear. A coronet or tiara; headgear of lesser (religious or secular) leaders. A garland or circlet (often as a prize for victory). A nimb or halo; a metaphysical crown. That which belongs or pertains to a monarch: Kingly power, might, authority, or legitimacy. A monarch's property or owndom; that which a king owns. (rare) A monarch; a ruler of a kingdom. (rare) The act and ritual of crowning. The crown; the top of the head. Synonym: molde A patch of shaved hair (usually of a monk). The capitulum of a flower or the area of a fruit corresponding to it. A depiction, likeness, or representation of a crown. A piece of non-British currency with a crown on it. (Judaism, historical) A golden stripe surrounding important historic Jewish artifacts. (rare) A candle holder; a candelabrum. ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: crown (see there for further descendants) Scots: croun, croon → Irish: coróin → Manx: crooin → Scottish Gaelic: crùn → Welsh: coron ===== References ===== “corǒune, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 March 2019. === Etymology 2 === From Old French coroner. ==== Verb ==== coroune alternative form of corounen