throne

[ throhn ]

/ θroʊn /

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noun

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.

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

the occupant of a throne; sovereign.

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

an episcopal office or authority: the diocesan throne.

mourners' bench.

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

Facetious. a toilet.

verb (used with or without object), throned, thron·ing.

to sit on or as on a throne.

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Origin of throne

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

Words nearby throne

thrombopoietin, thrombose, thrombosis, thromboxane, thrombus, throne, throne room, throng, thronner, thronos, throstle

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How to use throne in a sentence

And, others said that they would see his body rise from the throne, start pacing the room, all while his head disappeared.
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The image of him on that chair was Photoshopped into famous scenarios, real and fictional, including the throne from “Game of Thrones,” the cover of Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly” and the iconic photograph “Lunch atop a Skyscraper.”
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Created by Saturday Night Live star Kate McKinnon and her sister Emily Lynne, this 10-episode audio comedy follows a queen and her minion as they try to save the throne after learning about a planned uprising.
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Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors in 2016, intent on chasing rings, knocking James off his throne and broadening his business portfolio.
The Bucks bungled free agency. Now they wait for Giannis Antetokounmpo to decide.|Ben Golliver|November 23, 2020|Washington Post

I've never had much luck with "cheap" office chairs—a $350 mid-back office chair frequently turns into a throne of pain without sufficient extended breaks to get up and move around.
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Then, as I sat here on this “throne,” this beautiful choir struck my ears and senses.
Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween|Joseph Campbell|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The wonderful reign of Queen Elizabeth has everyone worried about what will happen when her crank of a son takes the throne.
Imagining Prince Charles as King Makes All of Britain Wish They Could Leave Like Scotland|Clive Irving|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They will not be green birds flying beneath the great throne—arsh—of Allah until the Final Day.
An Ex-Radical's Open Letter to ISIS Fighters: Quit Now While You Can!|Maajid Nawaz|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, when Juan Carlos was put on the throne by Franco, he was said to be stone broke.
Will Scandal Sink the Spanish Royal Family?|Tom Sykes|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Tudors who succeeded Richard to the throne reinforced their own legitimacy by setting out systematically to trash him.
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The Greek character will now become easy to decipher; and the evening papers may take King Otho both off the throne and on.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
They went to the capital, forcibly removed the king from his throne, and banished him to the island of Kang-wa.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place, and he shall be for a throne of glory to the house of his father.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
When he ascended the throne, his friend presented him a turnip of extraordinary size.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Night, high on her spangled throne, watches the sun dip down behind the Libyan sands.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for throne

throne

/ (θrəʊn) /

noun

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

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

a person holding royal rank

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

verb

to place or be placed on a throne

Derived forms of throne

throneless, adjective

Word Origin for throne

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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