Meaning Of Diadem

n.

Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general.

n.

Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown.

n.

An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center.

v. t.

To adorn with a diadem; to crown.