crown (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Of a king1. insigne rēgium2. ăpex, ĭcis, m. (strictly, a conical tiara worn by priests)3. diădēma, ătis, n. (Gr. διάδημα) a kind of band; the sign of royalty in the East)II. By meton., royal powerIII. Any honorary wreathIV. The top of the head • crown (subs.): I. Of a king: 1. insigne rēgium: he replaced on his head the c., insigne r. (capiti) reposuit, Cic. Sext. 27, 58: insigne r. capiti imponere, Tac. Ann. 2, 58: for this, insigne capitis may be used where the context shows that a king's crown is meant: Sen. 2. ăpex, ĭcis, m. (strictly, a conical tiara worn by priests): Cic. Leg. 1, 1, fin. (see the place): Hor. 3. diădēma, ătis, n. (Gr. διάδημα) a kind of band; the sign of royalty in the East): Suet.: Hor.: Juv. The pure Latin for this word is (candida) fascia, which is used by Suet. in the well-known story of Caesar's statue (Jul. 79). N.B. Corona is not used in this sense: see Suet. l. c.; and infr. II. By meton., royal power: regnum: to bestow the c. on any one, alicui r. deferre, Caes.: Hor. (who adds et diadema): to aspire to the c., r. appetere, affectare: v. aspire to: v. REGAL POWER. III. Any honorary wreath: cŏrōna: for the diff. kinds of coronae see Dict. Ant. s. v.: as a constellation, Cic.: Virg. Dimin. cŏrolla: v. wreath, garland. IV. The top of the head: vertex., ĭcis, m.: from the soles of the feet to the c. of the head, ab imis unguibus usque ad v. summum, Cic.: Hor.: v. top. V. Completion, consummation: cŭmŭlus: that c. of days, ille c. dierum, Cic.: see verb (III.).