Diadem /(?)/
Di·a·dem
Diadem
n.
- Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general.
- Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown.
- An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. (Her.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Diadem lemur
- See Indri.
- Diadem spider
- the garden spider.
Diadem
v. t.
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To adorn with a diadem; to crown.
Not so, when diadem'd with rays divine.
To terminate the evil, To diadem the right.