coronet
nounUK /ˈkɒɹənɪt/ · US /ˈkɔɹənɪt/
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”).
1
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.1813, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Canto I”, in Queen Mab; […], London: […] P. B. Shelley, […], →OCLC, page 6:
- Kind hearts are more than coronets, / And simple faith than Norman blood.1842, Alfred Tennyson, “Lady Clara Vere de Vere”, in Poems. […], volume I, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 158:
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
- ensign, second lieutenant, first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer
- Derived terms
- coronetted, coronitis, semicoronet