coroner
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/
The English word “coroner” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
- A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
- The administrative head of a sheading.
Etymology
From Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custōs placitōrum corōnae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties. Compare crowner. Doublet of crown.
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