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OBSIDIONAL CROWN

\ɒbsˈɪdɪˌɒnə͡l kɹˈa͡ʊn], \ɒbsˈɪdɪˌɒnə‍l kɹˈa‍ʊn], \ɒ_b_s_ˈɪ_d_ɪ__ˌɒ_n_əl k_ɹ_ˈaʊ_n]\

Definitions of OBSIDIONAL CROWN

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Among the Romans, a mark of honour in the form of a crown, constructed of grass and twigs interwoven, bestowed on him who held out in a siege, or who caused one to be raised.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

[L.] In Rom. Hist., a crown granted to the general who raised the siege [obsidionem] of a beleaguered place.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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