Coroner

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkÉ’.ɹə.nÉ™(r)/
• Rhymes: -É’rÉ™nÉ™(r)

Origin

From Anglo-Norman curuner, from Medieval Latin custos placitorum coronae ("guardian of the crown's pleas"). The function was originally to protect royal properties.

Full definition of coroner

Noun

1. A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths.
2. (Canada, US) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
3. The administrative head of a sheading.

Hyponyms

• (who presides over an inquest) medical examiner, ME if he performs autopsies

Anagrams

• crooner