Crowner

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coroner \Cor"o*ner\ (k?r"?-n?r), n. [From OE. coronen to crown,
     OF. coroner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona crown. Formed as a
     translation of LL. coronator coroner, fr. L. corona crown,
     the coroner having been originally a prosecuting officer of
     the crown. See {Crown}.]
     An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire,


     with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent,
     sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on
     sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred.
     [In England formerly also written and pronounced {crowner}.]
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     Note: In some of the United States the office of coroner is
           abolished, that of medical examiner taking its place.
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     {Coroner's inquest}. See under {Inquest}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crowner \Crown"er\ (kroun"[~e]r), n.
     1. One who, or that which, crowns. --Beau. & FL.
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     2. [Cf. {Coroner}.] A coroner. [Prov. Eng. or Scot.]
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