DIADEM

Diadem

A diadem is a type of crown, specifically an ornamental headband worn by Eastern monarchs and others as a badge of royalty. The word derives from the Greek διάδημα diádēma, "band" or "fillet", from διαδέω diadéō, "I bind round", or "I fasten".

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diadem

Noun

  1. An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
  2. A crown.
  3. Regal power; sovereignty; empire—considered as symbolized by the crown.
  4. An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its centre.

Verb

  1. To adorn with a diadem; to crown.


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