coronet UK /ˈkɒɹənɪt/US /ˈkɔɹənɪt/ noun5 •A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.Kind hearts are more than coronets, / And simple faith than Norman blood. — 1842 •The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg. •The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry. •Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua. •Any member of the species Craniophora ligustri of moths. formscoronets