diadem
[ dahy-uh-dem ]
/ ˈdaɪ əˌdɛm /
noun
a crown.
a cloth headband, sometimes adorned with jewels, formerly worn by monarchs in Asia Minor and other parts of the East.
royal dignity or authority.
verb (used with object)
to adorn with or as if with a diadem; crown.
Origin of diadem
1250–1300; Middle English
diademe (< Anglo-French) < Latin
diadēma < Greek
diádēma fillet, band, equivalent to
diadē- (verbid stem of
diadeîn to bind round +
-ma noun suffix
Words nearby diadem
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British Dictionary definitions for diadem
diadem
/ (ˈdaɪəˌdɛm) /
noun
a royal crown, esp a light jewelled circlet
royal dignity or power
verb
(tr)
to adorn or crown with or as with a diadem
Word Origin for diadem
C13: from Latin
diadēma, from Greek: fillet, royal headdress, from
diadein to bind around, from
dia- +
dein to bind