coronet

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English

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Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒɹənɪt/, /kɒɹəˈnɛt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹənɪt/, /kɔɹəˈnɛt/

Noun

coronet (plural coronets)

An earl's coronet.
  1. A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
  2. The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
  3. The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
  4. Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
  5. Any of species Craniophora ligustri of moths.

Synonyms

(junior commissioned officer):

  • ensign (infantry equivalent of the cavalry coronet)
  • second lieutenant (OF-1), first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer

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Verb

corōnet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of corōnō
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