Crone

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊn

Origin

OD. kronie, karonie, an old sheep, Old French carogne, French charogne, carrion. See carrion and crony.

Full definition of crone

Noun

1. (obsolete) An old woman.
• DrydenBut still the crone was constant to her note.
2. An archetypal figure, a Wise Woman.
3. An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag.
4. (obsolete) An old ewe.
5. (obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman.
• BeaconsfieldA few old battered crones of office.
• Washington IrvingThe old crone negro man lived in a hovel ... which his master had given him.

Synonyms

Anagrams

• oncer
• recon