Definitions
an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
Word origin
From Middle English diademe, dyademe, from Old French diademe, from Latin diadēma, from Ancient Greek διάδημα (diádēma, “band, especially worn around a tiara”), from διαδέω (diadéō, “bind around”).
Used in a sentence
“The Apollon wing of the Louvre has a set of historic crowns, diadems and sovereign jewellery.”
“And vvhen the princely Perſean Diadem, / Shall ouervveigh his vvearie vvitleſſe head, / And fall like mellovved fruit, vvith ſhakes of death, / In faire Perſea noble Tamburlain / Shall be my Regent, and remaine as King:”
“I am his firſt borne ſonne, that vvas the laſt / That vvare the Imperiall Diademe of Rome, […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Jeweled crown”6 letters
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