coroner

English

Etymology

From Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custōs placitōrum corōnae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹ.ə.nɚ/
  • (NYC) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.ə.nɚ/
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈkɹaʊnə(ɹ)/ (see crowner)
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒɹənə(ɹ)

Noun

coroner (plural coroners)

  1. (Commonwealth, Japan, law) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
  2. (Canada, US, medicine) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
  3. (Isle of Man) The administrative head of a sheading.

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French

Pronunciation
  • Audio (CAN)(file)

Noun

coroner m (plural coroners)

  1. coroner (in English-speaking countries)

Further reading

Latin

Verb

corōner

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of corōnō

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French curuner; equivalent to coroune +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈruːneːr/, /ˈkruːneːr/, /kuruˈneːr/, /ˈkurunər/

Noun

coroner (plural coroners)

  1. A (medieval) coroner (a royal officer who helps administer law and the courts)

Descendants
  • English: coroner (obsolete crowner)
  • Scots: crownar (obsolete)

References

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin corōnāre, present active infinitive of corōnō (“I crown”).

Verb

coroner

  1. to crown (make into a monarch)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of coroner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive coroner avoir coroné
gerund en coronant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle coronant
past participle coroné
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present coron corones corone coronons coronez coronent
imperfect coronoie, coroneie, coronoe, coroneve coronoies, coroneies, coronoes, coroneves coronoit, coroneit, coronot, coroneve coroniiens, coroniens coroniiez, coroniez coronoient, coroneient, coronoent, coronevent
preterite coronai coronas corona coronames coronastes coronerent
future coronerai coroneras coronera coronerons coroneroiz, coronereiz, coronerez coroneront
conditional coroneroie, coronereie coroneroies, coronereies coroneroit, coronereit coroneriiens, coroneriens coroneriiez, coroneriez coroneroient, coronereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present coron corons coront coronons coronez coronent
imperfect coronasse coronasses coronast coronissons, coronissiens coronissoiz, coronissez, coronissiez coronassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— corone — coronons coronez —

Descendants

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English coroner.

Noun

coroner m (plural coroneri)

  1. coroner (public official)

Declension
Declension of coroner
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) coroner coronerul (niște) coroneri coronerii
genitive/dative (unui) coroner coronerului (unor) coroneri coronerilor
vocative coronerule coronerilor
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