Home › Words › M › mondemondemonde · noun — A ball-like object, located near the top of a crown, symbolizing the globe.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom French monde. Doublet of mondo.nounA ball-like object, located near the top of a crown, symbolizing the globe.e.g.“Jesus Christ is represented as a lad about twelve years old, in a tunic and robe of brocade, with a full, fair wig, a gold crown much larger than the head, and a monde in his hand.” — 1754, Alexander Drummond, Travels through different cities of Germany, Italy, Greece and several parts of Asia as far as the banks of the Euphrates:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).