Diadem

Pronunciation

• enPR: dÄ«'É™dem, IPA: /ˈdaɪ.É™.dÉ›m/, /ˈdaɪ.É™.dÉ™m/

Origin

From Old French diademe, from Latin diadēma, from Ancient Greek διάδημα (diadema, "band, especially worn around a tiara"), from διαδέω (diadeo, "bind around").

Full definition of diadem

Noun

1. An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
2. A crown.
3. Regal power; sovereignty; empire—considered as symbolized by the crown.
4. (heraldry) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its centre.

Derived terms

• diadem lemur
• diadem spider

Verb

1. To adorn with a diadem; to crown.

Anagrams

• ad idem
• mediad