throne
- 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.
- to sit on or as on a throne.
Origin of throne
Related Words for throne
toilet, power, dignity, rank, seat, royalty, authority, chair, sovereignty, cathedraExamples from the Web for throne
Contemporary Examples of throne
Then, as I sat here on this “throne,” this beautiful choir struck my ears and senses.
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 ScotlandClive Irving
September 17, 2014
So, when Juan Carlos was put on the throne by Franco, he was said to be stone broke.
The Tudors who succeeded Richard to the throne reinforced their own legitimacy by setting out systematically to trash him.
George is the first offspring of a “commoner” in 350 years to become heir to the throne.
Happy Birthday, Prince George! Will the Wee Royal Be the First King of the 22nd Century?Emma Woolf
July 21, 2014
Historical Examples of throne
On the 5th of February the king attended and delivered the speech from the throne in person.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
Fifty years before Queen Victoria had ascended the throne of England.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
Either the help I implored wasn't good for me, or my voice couldn't soar to His throne.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
I feel myself to be back upon my throne when I look at them.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
At night, our couch will be on a platform surmounted by a canopy like a throne.
The DreamEmile Zola
throne
- 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
- to place or be placed on a throne
Word Origin for throne
Word Origin and History for throne
mid-13c., from Old French trone (12c.), from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos "elevated seat, chair, throne," from PIE root *dher- (2) "to hold firmly, support" (cf. Latin firmus "firm, steadfast, strong, stable," Sanskrit dharma "statute, law;" see firm (adj.)). Colloquial meaning "toilet" is recorded from 1922.
Idioms and Phrases with throne
throne
see power behind the throne.