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Coronate vs Coronet - What's the difference?

coronate | coronet |

As a verb coronate

is to crown a sovereign; to invest a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty.

As an adjective coronate

is having or wearing a crown.

As a noun coronet is

a small crown worn by a noble. In the British system, they are worn only at coronations. The German equivalent is Adelskrone.

coronate

English

Verb

(coronat)
  • To crown a sovereign; to invest a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty.

    • Derived terms

    * coronation

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having or wearing a crown.
  • (zoology) Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.
  • (zoology) Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished.
  • (zoology, of a spiral shell) Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines.

    • coronet

    English

    (wikipedia coronet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small crown worn by a noble. In the British system, they are worn only at coronations. The German equivalent is Adelskrone .
    • ''Kind hearts are more than coronets,
    And simple faith than Norman blood.'' -- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, ''Lady Clara Vere de Vere
  • (heraldry) A heraldic representation of a small crown, usually on a noble's coat of arms.
  • The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
  • The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry
  • Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
  • A species of moth, Craniophora ligustri .

    • Synonyms

    (junior commissioned officer) * ensign (infantry equivalent of the cavalry coronet) * second lieutenant (OF-1), first NATO commissioned officer grade above OF-0 trainee officer

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