mural crown

noun

1. a golden crown formed with indentations to resemble a battlement, bestowed by the ancient Romans on the soldiers who first mounted the wall of a besieged place and there lodged a standard.
2. Also called mural coronet. Heraldry. a representation of an embattled coronet, often appearing on municipal arms.

Other Words From

• mural·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of mural crown¹

First recorded in 1540–50

Example Sentences

A mural crown, indented with battlements, surrounded his brow.

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He also received a second crest of an elephant's head holding a sword in its trunk issuing from a mural crown.

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In quite recent times a mural crown has been set upon her head.

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O manly, majestic Rome, with thy sevenfold mural crown all broken at thy feet, why art thou here?

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She wears a mural crown, that is, a crown whose rim is carved in the form of towers and battlements.

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