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crownet

American  
[krou-net, -nit] / ˈkraʊ nɛt, -nɪt /

noun

Archaic.

  1. a coronet.

Etymology

Origin of crownet

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; crown, -et

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Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end,—

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