- crowner
- noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of coroner Date: 14th century dialect chiefly England coroner
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Crowner — Crown er (kroun [ e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, crowns. Beau. & FL. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. {Coroner}.] A coroner. [Prov. Eng. or Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crowner — [kroun′ər, kro͞on′ər] n. [Now Dial., Chiefly Brit.] CORONER … English World dictionary
crowner — Coroner Cor o*ner (k?r ? n?r), n. [From OE. coronen to crown, OF. coroner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona crown. Formed as a translation of LL. coronator coroner, fr. L. corona crown, the coroner having been originally a prosecuting officer of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crowner — lyrinis jūrgaidis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Trigla lyra angl. crowner; horned gurnard; piper; sea hen rus. тригла; тригла лира ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastieji jūrgaidžiai … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
crowner — I. ˈkrau̇nə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English crounere, from crounen to crown + ere er 1. : one that crowns: as a. : a crowning o … Useful english dictionary
Crowner John Mysteries — The Crowner John Mysteries are a series of novels by Bernard Knight following the fictional life of one Sir John de Wolfe, a former Crusading Knight appointed to the office of Keeper of the Pleas of the King s Crown (custos placitorum coronas)… … Wikipedia
crowner — crowner1 /krow neuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that crowns. 2. a crowning event or occurrence. [1400 50; late ME; see CROWN, ER1] crowner2 /krow neuhr, krooh /, n. Brit. Dial. coroner. [1300 50; ME; see CROWN, ER2] * * * … Universalium
crowner — n. head injury; (U.K.) promotional label for a product; person who crowns, thing which crowns; crowning event; (British usage) coroner, official examiner that investigates unnatural deaths … English contemporary dictionary
crowner — crown·er … English syllables
crowner — Same as coroner … Ballentine's law dictionary
