Meaning & use
Coronets
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Small crowns worn by nobles, princes, or peers as a symbol of rank, less elaborate than a monarch's crown.
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The duchesses arrived wearing jeweled coronets for the coronation.
Antique coronets are sometimes auctioned as historic jewelry pieces.
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A coronet ranks below a full crown and traditionally denotes nobility rather than a sovereign; the word comes from Old French 'coronete,' a diminutive of 'corone' (crown).
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diademscirclets
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