Without a crown; not crowned; lacking a crown, used literally or figuratively to mean lacking royal status or authority.
From 'crown' + '-less' (suffix meaning 'without'). This straightforward construction lets English speakers express absence of something with a single word.
The '-less' suffix is so powerful—it turns any noun into its opposite (homeless, hatless, crownless)—and writers especially loved using 'crownless' to describe deposed kings or fallen rulers!
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