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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The Wright house is just off Delaware Park, the crown jewel of the city’s system of parks and designed by another genius: Frederick Law Olmsted, of Central Park fame.
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David Allan, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
While Big Machine owned the rights to music by an array of top country acts (Reba McEntire, Midland, and Sugarland, to name a few), Swift’s first six albums were arguably the crown jewels, and a major reason the sale was valued at around $300 million.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
This past weekend featured the crown jewel of the Association of Pickleball Players (APP) annual slate, the 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP New York City Open.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Odile woos the crown prince, but a murder at court forces her to seek out assistance from the muted swan.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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David Allan, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
While Big Machine owned the rights to music by an array of top country acts (Reba McEntire, Midland, and Sugarland, to name a few), Swift’s first six albums were arguably the crown jewels, and a major reason the sale was valued at around $300 million.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
This past weekend featured the crown jewel of the Association of Pickleball Players (APP) annual slate, the 2025 Zimmer Biomet APP New York City Open.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Odile woos the crown prince, but a murder at court forces her to seek out assistance from the muted swan.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
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“The crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crown. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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