diadem Meaning, Definition & Usage

Di"a*dem noun

Etymology

F. diadème, L. diadema, fr. Gr. , fr. to bind round; through, across + to bind; cf. Skr. da to bind.

Definitions

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.

Di"a*dem transitive verb

Definitions

1. 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.