coroner

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman curuner, from Medieval Latin custos placitorum coronae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɒɹənə(ɹ)

Noun

coroner (plural coroners)

  1. A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, cases of treasure trove, and debris from shipwrecks.
  2. (Canada, US) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
  3. The administrative head of a sheading.

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French

Noun

coroner m (plural coroners)

  1. coroner (in English-speaking countries)

Latin

Verb

corōner

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of corōnō

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 Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the 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 Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— corone — coronons coronez —

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