Diadem
Diadem , noun
[French diadème, Latin diadema, from Greek dia`dhma, from diade`w to bind round; dia` through, across + de`w to bind; compare Sanskrit dā to bind.]
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.
2.
Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown.
3.
(Heraldry) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center.
Collocations (2)
Diadem lemur (Zoology) , See Indri.
Diadem spider (Zoology) , the garden spider.
Diadem , transitive verb
To adorn with a diadem; to crown.
Not so, when diadem'd with rays divine.
To terminate the evil,
To diadem the right.