throne

[ throhn ]
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noun
  1. the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.

  2. the office or dignity of a sovereign: He came to the throne by succession.

  1. the occupant of a throne; sovereign.

  2. sovereign power or authority: to address one's pleas to the throne.

  3. an episcopal office or authority: the diocesan throne.

  4. thrones, an order of angels.: Compare angel (def. 1).

  5. Facetious. a toilet.

verb (used with or without object),throned, thron·ing.
  1. to sit on or as on a throne.

Origin of throne

1
1175–1225; Middle English <Latin thronus<Greek thrónos high seat; replacing Middle English trone<Old French <Latin, as above

Other words from throne

  • throneless, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for throne

throne

/ (θrəʊn) /


noun
  1. the ceremonial seat occupied by a monarch, bishop, etc on occasions of state

  2. the power, duties, or rank ascribed to a royal person

  1. a person holding royal rank

  2. (plural; often capital) the third of the nine orders into which the angels are traditionally divided in medieval angelology

verb
  1. to place or be placed on a throne

Origin of throne

1
C13: from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos throne

Derived forms of throne

  • throneless, adjective

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Other Idioms and Phrases with throne

throne

see power behind the throne.

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