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crowned head

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crowned head
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a monarch the crowned heads of Europe
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Noun1.crowned headcrowned head - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
monarch, sovereign
Capetian - a member of the Capetian dynasty
Carlovingian, Carolingian - a member of the Carolingian dynasty
czar, tsar, tzar - a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
emperor - the male ruler of an empire
chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
king, male monarch, Rex - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
Merovingian - a member of the Merovingian dynasty
ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
Shah, Shah of Iran - title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
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crowned head
n → gekröntes Haupt


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A master might kill his slave for nothing -- for mere spite, malice, or to pass the time -- just as we have seen that the crowned head could do it with HIS slave, that is to say, anybody.
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
An attempt upon a crowned head or on a president is sensational enough in a way, but not so much as it used to be.
The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context
I have known persons," he continued -- for he thought he might avail himself of the opportunity of speaking of D'Artagnan -- "who by their sagacity and address have deceived the penetration of Cardinal Richelieu; who by their valor have got the better of his guards and spies; persons without money, without support, without credit, yet who have preserved to the crowned head its crown and made the cardinal crave pardon.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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