noun
monde
noun
1
A small, ball-shaped ornament placed near the top of a crown, symbolising the globe or the world.
"The royal crown was topped with a jewelled monde."
How to Use Monde
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe globe-shaped decoration found on top of a royal crown, also called an orb.
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Word Forms
mondes plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French monde, "world."