coroneted

/'kɔrənitid/

Thân thiện

The princess waved to the crowd alongside her coroneted companions.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Belonging to or having the status of a peer; titled: Describes a person who holds a noble title, such as a duke, earl, or baron, and by extension, their family or associates. It implies membership in the aristocracy or peerage.
   • Wearing or entitled to wear a coronet: Literally refers to wearing a small crown or coronet, which is a symbol of noble rank below that of a sovereign.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The coroneted guests arrived in a procession of elegant carriages. (The titled guests arrived in a procession of elegant carriages.)
  • She moved in coroneted circles, attending balls and state dinners. (She moved in aristocratic circles, attending balls and state dinners.)
  • The coroneted heads of Europe gathered for the royal wedding. (The noble heads of Europe gathered for the royal wedding.)

Advanced Usage

• Used attributively to describe groups or classes: Often used before a noun to describe the collective body of the nobility.
  • The coroneted aristocracy wielded significant political power in the past. (The titled aristocracy wielded significant political power in the past.)
• Used figuratively: Can be used to imply a haughty or privileged attitude, as if one were of noble birth.
  • He had a coroneted air about him, looking down on those he considered beneath him. (He had a haughty, aristocratic air about him.)

Variants and Related Words

• Coronet (noun): A small crown, especially one worn by a noble of a rank below the sovereign.
  • The duke's coronet was placed upon a velvet cushion.
• Peerage (noun): The collective body of peers or nobles.
  • He was elevated to the peerage last year.

Synonyms

• Titled: Having a title of nobility.
• Aristocratic: Belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy.
• Noble: Belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status.

Antonyms

• Commoner: A person without a title of nobility.
• Untitled: Not having a title of nobility.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. belonging to the peerage
   • the princess and her coroneted companions
   • the titled classes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• highborn
• titled