Crowning: alternatives and connections

To surrender or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity;…

accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the…

A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.

open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement";…

The union of property with a freehold so as to become a fixture. Bouvier. (b) (Scots Law) The appropriation of lands or rents to the c…

To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; a…

the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)

A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who ha…

The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, an…

small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by…

A book compiled in the twelfth century, containing a description of the court of exchequer of England, an official statement of the re…

A small European song bird (Sylvia atricapilla), with a black crown; the mock nightingale.

(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth; "tomorrow my dentist will fit me for a c…

A long-tailed South American monkey (Cabus capucinus), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and…

A quarter of a crown.

A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc.

That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.

Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland.