globus cruciger

glo·bus cru·ci·ger
UK/ˌɡləʊ̯bəs ˈkɹuːsɪd͡ʒə/US/ˌɡloʊ̯bəs ˈkrusɪd͡ʒɚ/

noun

A globe topped by a cross, used as a symbol of royal power.

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nounglobus cruciger (plural globus crucigers)

plural globus crucigers

  1. A globe topped by a cross, used as a symbol of royal power.

    Synonyms: mound, orb

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA globe topped by a cross, used as a symbol of royal power.

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Origin

  1. Latinglobus cruciger
  2. Latinglobus cruciger
  3. Englishglobus cruciger

Borrowed from Latin globus cruciger (“globe bearing a cross”).

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Translations

Bulgarian държава
  • държава (dăržava)royal symbol of power
Catalan globus imperial
  • globus imperialroyal symbol of power
Chinese Mandarin 十字圣球
  • 十字圣球royal symbol of power
Czech královské jablko, říšské jablko
  • královské jablkoroyal symbol of power
  • říšské jablkoroyal symbol of power
Danish rigsæble
  • rigsæbleroyal symbol of power
Dutch rijksappel
  • rijksappelroyal symbol of power
Esperanto regnoglobo
  • regnogloboroyal symbol of power
Finnish valtakunnanomena
  • valtakunnanomenaroyal symbol of power
French orbe, orbe crucigère
  • orberoyal symbol of power
  • orbe crucigèreroyal symbol of power
German Reichsapfel
  • Reichsapfelroyal symbol of power
Greek σφαίρα και σταυρός
  • σφαίρα και σταυρός (sfaíra kai stavrós)royal symbol of power
Hungarian országalma
  • országalmaroyal symbol of power
Italian globo crucigero
  • globo crucigeroroyal symbol of power
Japanese 宝珠
  • 宝珠royal symbol of power
Latin globus cruciger
  • globus crucigerroyal symbol of power
Norwegian Bokmål rikseple
  • riksepleroyal symbol of power
Polish jabłko królewskie
  • jabłko królewskieroyal symbol of power
Portuguese globo crucífero
  • globo crucíferoroyal symbol of power
Romanian glob crucifer
  • glob cruciferroyal symbol of power
Russian держа́ва
  • держа́ва (deržáva)royal symbol of power
Slovak kráľovské jablko
  • kráľovské jablkoroyal symbol of power
Spanish orbe
  • orberoyal symbol of power
Swedish riksäpple
  • riksäppleroyal symbol of power
Thai ลูกโลกประดับกางเขน
  • ลูกโลกประดับกางเขนroyal symbol of power
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globus cruciger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globus%20cruciger

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“globus cruciger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globus%20cruciger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “globus cruciger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globus%20cruciger.

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