coronet

[ kawr-uh-net, kor- ]

noun

1. a small crown.
2. a crown worn by nobles or peers.
3. a crownlike ornament for the head, as of gold or jewels.
4. an ornament, more or less pedimental in form, situated over a door or window.
5. the lowest part of the pastern of a horse or other hoofed animal, just above the hoof.
6. Also called crest coronet. Heraldry. a crownlike support for a crest, used in place of a torse.

coronet

/ ˈkɒrənɪt /

noun

1. any small crown, esp one worn by princes or peers as a mark of rank
2. a woman's jewelled circlet for the head
3. the margin between the skin of a horse's pastern and the horn of the hoof
4. the knob at the base of a deer's antler
5. heraldry a support for a crest shaped like a crown

Other Words From

• cor·o·net·like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of coronet¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, coronet is from the Middle English word corounet. See crown, -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of coronet¹

C15: from Old French coronete a little crown, from corone crown

Example Sentences

"Dispensing with the coronets is a nod to make the monarchy more relevant and more modern," he says.

From BBC

Swept from the congregation are the hereditary peers who, in a bustle of coronets and ermine, crowded into the Abbey last time in 1953.

From BBC

When their sister, Mary, tried to break it up, she “nearly had her coronet knocked flying by the fractious pair.”

From Los Angeles Times

The back of the hand has an embroidered ducal coronet above the coat of arms of the family of the Dukes of Newcastle.

From BBC

Lords and ladies attending Saturday’s abbey service will wear business suits and dresses, instead of their red robes and coronets.

From Washington Post