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

Related formsthrone·less, adjective

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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 Formsthroneless, adjective

Word Origin for throne

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

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Word Origin and History for throne

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.

throne

noun

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

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