Coroner Definition
kôrə-nər, kŏr-
noun
A public officer who determines by inquest, sometimes with a jury, the causes of any deaths not obviously due to natural causes.
Webster's New World
A public official whose primary duty is to investigate the cause and circumstances of any deaths within his or her jurisdiction that were clearly not due to natural causes.
Webster's New World Law
The administrative head of a sheading.
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Noun
Singular:
coroner
Plural:
coronersOrigin of Coroner
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From Anglo-Norman curuner, from Medieval Latin custos placitorum coronae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English officer of the crown from Anglo-Norman corouner from coroune crown from Latin corōna crown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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