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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His mother, Peggy, was a leading light of the London County Council and described by a local paper as the "uncrowned queen of Hampstead".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2024
Donald was the uncrowned king of football no more, his coronation coming in a two-sack effort in his team’s home stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
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
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
So Azurara's allusion, "No other uncrowned prince in Europe had so noble a household,"—Guinea, ch. iv.
From The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II by Gomes Eannes de Zurara
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