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the Crown

noun [S]
 
 

Definition

the royal governing power of a country that has a king or queenRoyalty, aristocracy and titlesRepublics and kingdoms
(Definition of the Crown noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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