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Croun(e, Crown(e, v. [ME. croune, crowne, earlier crune, shortened from coroune(n, corune(n, AF. corouner, coruner, OF. coroner, L. corōnāre. Cf. Crone v.]

1. tr. To place a crown on the head of (a king, queen, etc.) as a symbol of royalty.(a) 1375 Barb. xx. 124.
He thoucht he wald in his liff Croune his ȝoung sone and his vif c1450-2 Howlat 414.
A lyoun crounit with gold Of siluer ȝe se shold c1475 Wall. i. 126.
Fergus … Brocht it till Scwne, … Quhar kingis was cround viij hundyr ȝer and mar c1515 Asl. MS. I. 245/11.
He brocht with him the chiar of marbill that he was crovnit in 1533 Gau 41/24.
Quhow he suld … be scornit and crounit with ane croune of thorne 1547 Corr. M. Lorraine 174.
The young kyng beis crounit and the auld kingis beriall be solempnisat a1578 Pitsc. I. 13.
Quhan James the secund was crounit at Scone be awyce of the heill nobillitie 1596 Dalr. I. 237/18.
Ferquhard, the eldest of King Eugenies sones, is crounit king Ib. II. 46/8.
Quhen the witches said he suld be crount publiklie(b) 1375 Barb. xx. 130.
And forouth that thai crownit war, The king Robert gert ordane thar [etc.] c1400 Troy-bk. 2779.
Lamendonta, his broder deir, He crowned king of Thessalye c1420 Wynt. vii. 448; etc.
Henry than … Crownyd wes, and sone mad Kyng; The Byschope off Lundyn … Crownyd hym wyth solempne serwys 1456 Hay I. 293/20.
Thai ar crownit with thre crownis quhare othir kingis ar crownit bot with ane a1500 Henr. Orph. 61.
Amang thire nyne Caliope was crownd And maid a quene c1515 Asl. MS. I. 256/6.
Efter the deid of Gregory Donald … was crownit c1500-c1512 Dunb. xlviii. 120.
Syne crownit scho the Egle king of fowles 1535 Stewart II. 426 heading.
How Donaldus … wes crownit King of Scottis 1560 Rolland Seven S. 540.
Than sall I … Wed hir to wife, & crowne hir to my quene 1570 Sat. P. xxi. 40.
Ȝour counsall we sall contramand, And crowne ȝow kingis of baine a1578 Pitsc. I. 14/1.
James the secund … was brocht to Scone and crownit be the nobillitie

b. In figurative contexts. a1400 Leg. S. x. 404.
For tholand trybulacione, God in his blys sal ȝov crowne c1450-2 Howlat 718.
Haile, temple of the Trinite, crovnit in hevin! 1490 Irland Mir. I. 102/21.
The hie diuinite … crovnyt hir in that instant aboue all woman c1500-c1512 Dunb. xlviii. 154.
Cum, blowme of joy, with jemis to be cround 1533 Gau 37/25.
Thow hes crounit hime with gloir and honour

2. To invest with a wreath; to surmount. a1400 Leg. S. i. 567.
Symon … crownyt hym-self with laureare gren a1500 Doug. K. Hart 74.
So strang this King him thocht his castell stude, With mony towre and turat crownit hie c1500-c1512 Dunb. vii. 67.
Thi cristall helme with lawry suld be crownyt 1513 Doug. iii. i. 122.
The dolorus altaris … war vpstent Crownit with garlandis