The word 'crown' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a crown of the type worn by a monarch, a crownlike shape (such as a mountain peak), and figuratively to refer to something that is the best or most important. For example: John was the cream of the crop, the crown of their class.
When Liberal Democrat thoughts do turn to a new leader after the next general election, Chris Huhne, who finished second to Campbell in this year's contest, or a representative of he younger generation like Nick Clegg will inherit his crown.
(It wasn't to be: Graf was No1 for a record 186 consecutive weeks until Monica Seles took the crown in 1991).
The Liberal Democrats, having been the engine of progress in this whole field for so long, may face challengers for their crown as prime reformers.
UDI challenged the authority of the crown and parliament and Wilson's government took steps - mainly sanctions - to undermine the Smith regime.
Many Saudis had urged Abdullah to initiate change on social, educational, youth and economic issues when he was crown prince, and a minority considered these problems a consequence of the limited opportunities for political participation.
Corruption went unchecked and the king remained silent over the Al-Yamamah arms deal, exposed in 2003 by the Guardian as a scandal implicating the British military contractor BAE Systems and Prince Sultan, Saudi minister of defence and also the crown prince.
Salman stands to be succeeded in turn by Prince Muqrin, 69, the deputy crown prince, an RAF-trained fighter pilot and former intelligence chief whose prospects are often questioned because he was born to a Yemeni rather than a Saudi mother of "approved" tribal lineage.
"I'd like to try and work with the [other] crown representatives to work with some of those suppliers to find the most effective ways for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations to be a really important part of their supply chains," he explains.
Alison Saunders, chief crown prosecutor for CPS London, said: "We have carefully considered the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan police service as part of Operation Yewtree in relation to Rolf Harris, who was initially arrested on 29 November 2012 over allegations of sexual offences.
Trials at magistrate and crown courts across England and Wales are likely to be abandoned or rescheduled as a result of the first full-day walkout staged by lawyers.
One alleged multiple fraud case at Southwark crown court has already been boycotted by barristers, leaving defendants facing the prospect of representing themselves.
