"An olive branch and laurel
crown."
Shak.They do it to obtain a corruptible crown;
but we an incorruptible.
1 Cor. ix. 25.
Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee
a crown of life.
Rev. ii. 10.
2. A royal headdress or cap of
sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.
&fist; Nobles wear coronets; the triple crown of
the pope is usually called a tiara. The crown of
England is a circle of gold with crosses, fleurs-de-lis, and
imperial arches, inclosing a crimson velvet cap, and ornamented
with thousands of diamonds and precious stones.
3. The person entitled to wear a regal or
imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite
article.
Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the
crown.
Blackstone.
Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and
military servants of the crown.
Macaulay.
4. Imperial or regal power or dominion;
sovereignty.
There is a power behind the crown greater
than the crown itself.
Junius.
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