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 mural coronet. Heraldry.,  a representation of an embattled coronet, often appearing on municipal arms.

Other Word Forms

• murally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of mural crown¹

First recorded in 1540–50