uncrowned
Americanadjective
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not crowned; not having yet assumed the crown.
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having royal rank or power without occupying the royal office.
adjective
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having the power of royalty without the title
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not having yet assumed the crown
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a man or woman of high status among a certain group
Etymology
Origin of uncrowned
First recorded in 1350–1400, uncrowned is from the Middle English word uncrouned. See un- 1, crowned
Example Sentences
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The uncrowned king also emerges in the “Dubliners” story “Ivy Day in the Committee Room.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Crowned and uncrowned, during periods of supposedly republican government and not, they largely ruled the city-state, or connived to, from the mid-14th to the mid-18th centuries, using art to cement their power.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2021
Dundas was one of the country's most influential politicians in the 18th and 19th centuries and had the nickname "the uncrowned king".
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2020
For more than a decade, a French business owner known simply as Madame Claude reigned over Paris like an uncrowned queen.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2015
The soldier who had risen to the command of armies had been honored with the title of First Consul; his head, yet uncrowned, was restless till it should feel upon it the emblem of royalty.
From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Cunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)
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