crown jewels

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crown jewels

The queen wears the crown jewels during the coronation ceremony.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The collection of precious ceremonial objects belonging to a sovereign: The "crown jewels" are the official regalia, including items like crowns, scepters, orbs, and other valuable jewelry, worn or used by a monarch during important state ceremonies.
    • The most valuable or important assets of an organization: In a figurative sense, "crown jewels" can refer to the most prized and critical assets, properties, or people within a company, institution, or group.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Literal Meaning):
    • The Tower of London is famous for housing the British Crown Jewels.
    • The theft of the crown jewels would be a national catastrophe.
  • Noun (Figurative Meaning):
    • The patent for their flagship drug is the company's crown jewels.
    • The star quarterback is considered the team's crown jewels.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be the crown jewels of something": to be the most valuable part of a collection or group.
    • These original manuscripts are the crown jewels of the university library.
  • "to protect/safeguard the crown jewels": to take special care of the most important assets.
    • The board's primary duty is to safeguard the company's crown jewels from hostile takeovers.
Variants and Related Words
  • Regalia (n): the emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown, scepter, and other ornaments used on ceremonial occasions.
    • The king was dressed in full regalia for the coronation.
  • Coronation (n): the ceremony of crowning a sovereign.
    • The crown jewels are central to the coronation ritual.
Synonyms
  • Treasures: valuable objects collectively.
  • Assets: a useful or valuable thing or person.
  • Prized possessions: one's most valued belongings.
Related Phrases
  • Crown jewel defense (n): a strategy used by a corporation to avoid a hostile takeover by making itself less attractive, often by selling its most valuable assets (its "crown jewels").
    • The company enacted a crown jewel defense to thwart the acquisition attempt.
Related Idioms
  • The jewel in the crown: the most valuable, successful, or beautiful part of something.
    • The research department is the jewel in the crown of this institution. (Note: This idiom uses "jewel" in the singular, while "crown jewels" is typically plural.)
crown jewels

The queen wears the crown jewels during the coronation ceremony.

Noun
  1. regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions