English Explanatory Dictionary

grass crown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The highest and rarest of all military decorations in the Roman Republic and early Roman Empire, presented to a general, commander or officer whose actions saved a legion or the entire army, and taking the form of a chaplet made from plant materials taken from the battlefield.

Word forms

grass crown grass crowns

Synonyms

blockade crown obsidional crown
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