diadem

1. n. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general. Source: opted

2. n. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown. Source: opted

3. n. An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. Source: opted

4. v. t. To adorn with a diadem; to crown. Source: opted

5. n. an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty Source: wordnet

6. 1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general. "The regal diadem." Milton. 2. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown. 3. (Her.) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. Diadem lemur. (Zoöl.) See Indri. -- Diadem spider (Zoöl.), the garden spider. To adorn with a diadem; to crown. Not so, when diadem'd with rays divine. Pope. To terminate the evil, To diadem the right. R. H. Neale. Source: webster

7. An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of acoronet), and uniting with others over its center. Diadem lemur.(Zoöl.) See Indri.-- Diadem spider (Zoöl.), the garden spider. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty Source: ecdict

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