Crown"et (kroun"?t), n. [See Crown, Coronet.]

1.

A coronet.

[R.]

P. Whitehead.

2.

The ultimate end and result of an undertaking; a chief end.

[Obs.]

O this false soul of Egypt! this grave charm . . . . Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end. Shak.

 

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