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“crown” in Latin
corōnachaplet, laurel, or wreath; presented to athletes, the gods, or the dead; crown; garlandimperiumThe empire, state, imperial government, realm, dominion.; The right or power to command or be in control; dominion.; Absrēgnumroyal power, power, control, reign; kingdom, realm, throne; kingship, royaltyrēxking, ruler; despot, tyrant (during the time of the Republic when there were no kings and executive power was usually divertexwhirl, whirlpool, eddy, vortex; eddy of wind or flame, whirlwind, coil of flame; top, crown of the headdecushonor, distinction, glory; pride, dignity; grace, splendor, ornament, beautyōrnāmentumequipment, apparatus, furniture; decoration, ornament, embellishment; adornment, (plural) regaliamūrāliswall (especially of city walls)castrēnsiscampcorōnōto crown, wreathe, coronate (with a garland, wreath, or crown); to encircle, enclose; to cut, to thrust
The English word crown itself goes back to Latin corōna.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
crown s.
As ornament of the head (especially of heroes, poets, etc., given as a reward): corona (in the shape of a wreath, given by the ancients as a token of gratitude; e.g., for having saved the life of a Roman citizen, corona civica; for him who had been the first to scale a wall or enter the enemy’s camp, corona vallaris, muralis, castrensis; for him who had delivered Romans, from a blockade, corona obsidionalis): to present anybody with a crown, aliquem coronare; aliquem corona donare.
Regal crown: insigne capitis, insigne regium (with the ancients = diadema, fascia; Vid: Sen., Ep., 80, 9; Cic., Sext. 27, 58; Tac., Ann., 2, 56, 3): diadema, atis, neuter (διάδημα) or (seldom) pure Latin fascia (a tie of blue and white, studded with diamonds, as sign of imperial dignity among Οriental princes; afterwards adopted by the Romans (Vid: Cic., Phil., 2, 34, 85; 3, 5, 12; 10, 3, 7; Hor., Od., 2, 2, 22; Curt. 3, 3, 9; Tac., Ann., 15, 24, 2). from which, in course of time, the crown of our princes took its origin: whence “diadema” is likewise to be used for that, since “corona” never conveyed that meaning with the ancients, and Ammianus, 21, 1, distinguishes diadema lapidum fulgore distinctum [i. e., the brilliant crown], from vilis corona [a simple wreath]). To place the crown on anybody or anybody’s head, insigne regium, or diadema alicui, or capiti alicujus imponere: to accept the crown, diadema accipere: with a brilliant crown on his head, insigni capitis decorus: like a crown, *coronae similis.
Empire; summa rerum regnum; imperium; e.g., to succeed to the crown, the crown is placed on anybody’s head, summa rerum, or regnum ac diadema defertur alicui or ad aliquem: to deprive anybody of his crown, regnum alicui auferre or eripere: a pretender to the crown, aemulus regni: the pretenders to the crown, qui de regno inter se contendunt (Caes.): the heir to the crown, heres regni (Liv.). [Vid: CROWN-PRINCE.]
State, kingdom, regnum: rex. The crown of England, *regnum Britannicum, *rex Britannorum: estates of the crown, crown lands, praedia publica.
The highest point, vertex (from vertere: also “crown of the head,” propter flexum capillorum = pars summa capitis: ex hoc, id, quod in montibus eminentissimum, Quint.).
Greatest ornament, decus: ornamentum. (The words are found in this connection and order.) decus et ornamentum: insigne atque ornamentum. This is the glory and crown of anything, hoc alicui rei tamquam ornamentum accedit. Anything is the crown of virtue, aliquid primus est virtutis honos (Hor., Sat., 1, 6, 83): this was the crown of his prosperity, supremus felicitati ejus cumulus accessit (Plin., Ep., 2, 1): to place the crown on anything, *alicui rei aliquid tamquam fastigium imponere.
Crown-piece, perhaps nummus regius (with Suet., Oct., 7).
crown v.
To reward with an honorary crown; coronare (general term; as coronare comoediam, to crown the comedy, instead of “to crown its author;” Vid: Suet., Claud., 11): coronare lauro (with bay): praemio ornare (to reward with the offered price; e.g., a writing or its author): a poet or orator that has been crowned, coronatus de oratoribus, de poetis (Vid: Suet., Dom., 13): hence,
FIG. To perfect anything, cumulare aliqua re (e.g., he crowned his military glory by eloquence, eloquentia cumulavit bellicam gloriam): magno cumulo augere aliquid (e.g., beneficium, Cic.): cumulum alicujus rei alicui afferre (e.g., anything has crowned my joy, aliquid cumulum mihi gaudii attulit, Cic.): accedit ad aliquid quam maximus cumulus (Cic.): absolvere aliquid (e.g., beneficium, Liv., 2, 2). The end crowns the work or labour, *exitus acta probat: the undertaking was crowned with happy success, res prospere successit or evenit; fortuna in ea re prospere usus est (after Sall., Jug., 93, 1): may heaven crown your wishes with success, dii dent, quae velis; dii tibi dent, quae (or quaecumque) optes; dii tibi dent, quaecumque commoda preceris: to be crowned with success, felicem exitum habere: bonos exitus habere (to turn out well).
To crown a sovereign; insigne regium, or diadema alicui, or capiti alicujus imponere (PROP.): aliquem purpura et sceptro et illis insignibus regiis exornare (to invest him with the insignia of royalty, after Cic., Sext., 26, 57); regnum ac diadema alicui or ad aliquem deferre (Hor., Od., 2, 2, 22): rerum summam ad aliquem deferre: to be crowned, diadema accipere: a crowned head, princeps (prince, in general); rex (king); imperator, Caes. (emperor).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for crown?
- The usual Latin words for “crown” are corōna, imperium, rēgnum; also rēx, vertex, decus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.