eastern crown

noun

A gold heraldic crown surmounted with a variable number of sharp spikes.

Meanings

nouneastern crown (plural eastern crowns)

plural eastern crowns

  1. governmentA gold heraldic crown surmounted with a variable number of sharp spikes.

    Synonyms: antique crown

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA gold heraldic crown surmounted with a variable number of sharp spikes.

Origin

So called because of its origin in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Chicago

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