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
Despite the loss, Catterall thanked the people who have supported him and claimed he was the uncrowned king.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2022
The Times called him “the uncrowned king of popping, locking and hip-hopping; the liege lord of the street-dance explosion.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2021
What followed was a profuse apology on Harvey’s part and the unfortunate spectacle of Arevalo being uncrowned by last year’s winner, fellow Colombian Paulina Vega before a stunned Wurtzbach officially received her title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2015
It is not too much to say that the Victorian England of these later years is that which, more than any other uncrowned individual, the Prince Consort was the instrument of making it.
From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet) Escott
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