ˈkrōn noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old North French carogne carrion, hag, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin caronia — more at carrion
1. : a withered old woman especially in humble circumstances
an old half-witted crone whom peasants called a witch — Ernest Poole
2. : an old man useless or womanish from senility
3.
[probably from obs Dutch karonje, kronje old ewe, hag (now “hussy”), from Middle Dutch cronghe hag, from Old North French carogne ]
: an old ewe