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Crowner
//ˈkɹaʊnə(ɹ)// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname originating as an occupation.
Noun
- 1 One who, or that which, crowns.
"Oh, thou mother of delights, Crowner of all happy nights, Star of dear content and pleasure, Of mutual loves the endless treasure!"
- 2 coroner Scotland, UK, obsolete
"I tell thee ſhe is, and therefore make her Grave ſtraight, the Crowner hath ſate on her, and finds it Chriſtian buriall."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English crowner, crownere, equivalent to crown + -er.
Etymology 2
From Middle English crouner, variant of coroner.
Etymology 3
Occupational surname for a coroner, from Middle English crouner.
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