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- Etymology
- Usage in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth<span class="anchor" id="Commonwealth usage"></span><span class="anchor" id="British coronet rankings"></span>
- Royal usage
- Usage by peers
- Table of coronet rankings
- Municipal usage
- Other uses
- Belgian coronet rankings
- Danish coronet rankings
- Spanish coronet rankings
- Swedish coronet rankings
- Thai coronet rankings
- Former monarchies
- Kingdom of France
- Holy Roman Empire
- Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
- Kingdom of Portugal
- See also
- References
- Sources and external links
thumb|Coronet of an earl (as worn by the 17th Earl of Devon at the [[coronation of Elizabeth II and now on display at Powderham Castle)]]
In British heraldry, a coronet is a type of crown that is a mark of rank of non-reigning members of the royal family and peers. In other languages, this distinction is not made, and usually the same word for crown is used irrespective of rank (, , , , , etc.) In this use, the English coronet is a purely technical term for all heraldic images of crowns not used by a sovereign. A coronet is another type of crown, but is reserved for the nobility: dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons. The specific design and attributes of the crown or coronet signifies the hierarchy and ranking of its owner.