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Pronunciation : Di"a*dem
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. diad?me, L. diadema, fr. Gr. da to bind.]
Definition : 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.)

Defn: An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. Diadem lemur. (Zo?l.) See Indri. -- Diadem spider (Zo?l.), the garden spider.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Di"a*dem
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913