trone

American  

[trohn] / troʊn /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.

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Etymology

Origin of trone

1400–50; late Middle English ( Scots ) < Anglo-French ≪ Latin trūtina < Greek trȳtánē balance, scales

Example Sentences

Tout est dans le trone et dans moi.

From Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. by Alison, Archibald, Sir

Ihesu crist, þat made mone, Þine dremes turne to ioye; 1316 Þat wite þw that sittes in trone!

From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown

As grief from out my soul shall fly, Just comin' from de trone; I'll shout salvation when I die, Good news, O, good news!

From Army Life in a Black Regiment by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth

C'est un attentat;—qu'est que le trone, au reste?

From Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. by Alison, Archibald, Sir

Lugs, ears; tacked, nailed; trone, an old word, properly signifying the public weighing-machine, and sometimes used for the pillory.

From Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George