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==Etymology==
As a noun, ''crone'' entered the English language around the year 1390, deriving from the [[Anglo-Norman language|Anglo-French]] word ''carogne'' (an insult), itself deriving from the
[[Clarissa Pinkola Estes]] suggest that the word ''crone'' may derive from the word crown (or, la corona). While a crown is known as a circlet that goes around the head and establishes one’s authority as a leader, "before this understanding, the crown, la corona, was understood to mean the halo of light around a person’s body. La corona was considered to shine more brightly when a person was clear, filled with love and justice."<ref name=Estes2011/> Thus, Estes suggests, the Crone is one who reflects this enhanced degree of clarity and in/sight.
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