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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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
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Tap the crown once from the watch face to open your app list or from any other screen to go back.
—PCMAG, 18 Feb. 2025
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
Could Salah be the one to take the crown from Henry and De Bruyne?
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Tap the crown once from the watch face to open your app list or from any other screen to go back.
—PCMAG, 18 Feb. 2025
Vivid Seats prices for the first show of the tour are slightly cheaper, starting at $121, with SeatGeek taking the crown for cheapest seats, starting at $118.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the crown
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“The crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crown. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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