crony

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between crony and croyn

is that crony is (obsolete) an old woman; a crone while croyn is (obsolete) cry as deer do at rutting time; murmur deeply.

As a noun crony

is (informal) close friend.

As a verb croyn is

(obsolete) cry as deer do at rutting time; murmur deeply.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and crony

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while crony is (informal) close friend.

As a noun crony is

(informal) close friend.

In obsolete terms the difference between crony and henchman

is that crony is an old woman; a crone while henchman is a page to a prince or other person of high rank.

As nouns the difference between crony and henchman

is that crony is close friend while henchman is a loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.