coronet
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coronet
- /ˈkɒɹənɪt/ UK
- /kɒɹəˈnɛt/ UK
- /ˈkɔɹənɪt/ US
- /kɔɹəˈnɛt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French couronnette, from Old French coronete, diminutive of corone (“crown”), from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bow); a type of crown”).
noun coronets
- A small crown, such as is worn by a noble. [T]he fair star / That gems the glittering coronet of morn, / Sheds not a light so mild, so powerful, / As that which, bursting from the Fairy's form, / Spread a purpureal halo round the scene, / Yet with an undulating motion, / Swayed to her outline gracefully.
- The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
- The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
- Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
- Any member of the species Craniophora ligustri of moths.
Similar: ensign, second lieutenant, first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer
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noun A small crown worn by a noble
| Deutsch | Adelskrone |
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noun ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and leg
| Français | couronne |
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Talk about this word "coronet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coronet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coronet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coronet "coronet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coronet.Cite this
@misc{coronet_2026,
title = {coronet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coronet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
