Definition of crown

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Crown () p. p. of Crow.

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Inherit :: Inherit (v. t.) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown..
Lammergeier :: Lammergeier (n.) A very large vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), which inhabits the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping them
Vertex :: Vertex (n.) A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.
Descend :: Descend (v. i.) To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be derived; to proceed by generation or by transmission; to fall or pass by inheritance; as, the beggar may descend from a prince; a crown descends to the heir..
Triple-crowned :: Triple-crowned (a.) Having three crowns; wearing the triple crown, as the pope..
Crown :: Crown (n.) The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article.
Goura :: Goura (n.) One of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of the genus Goura, inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent islands. The Queen Victoria pigeon (Goura Victoria) and the crowned pigeon (G. coronata) are among the beat known species..
Kaiser :: Kaiser (n.) The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871.
Crown :: Crown (n.) An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown..
Coronation :: Coronation (n.) The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty..
Radiant :: Radiant (a.) Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant..
Steeple-crowned :: Steeple-crowned (a.) Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building..
Cusp :: Cusp (n.) A prominence or point, especially on the crown of a tooth..
Rivage :: Rivage (n.) A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.
Coronary :: Coronary (a.) Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart..
Crown :: Crown (n.) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach..
Uncrown :: Uncrown (v. t.) To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone..
Crownpiece :: Crownpiece (n.) A coin [In sense (b) properly crown piece.] See Crown, 19..
Aigrette :: Aigrette (n.) A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle..
Laureate :: Laureate (a.) Crowned, or decked, with laurel..
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