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.
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Speaking out, though, would only lead to more headlines, including claims that her defiance was rewarded with the crown.
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Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Medieval sumptuary laws dictated who could wear what—velvet for nobles, pearls for the pious, gold for the crown.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift takes the crown for the most listened to artist this year.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
How about the 2023 season, which is the crown jewel of McDaniel’s four-year tenure, the height of where this franchise rose to since 2008, which is when the Dolphins last won the AFC East championship.
—Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
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“The crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crown. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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