throneless
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a word derived from
throne.
thronenounthe 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.
Example Sentences
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It was only natural, then, for the more flighty Margaret, throneless and fancy-free, to go in search of company less starchy and more glamorous.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2017
California's Governor Ronald Reagan, 56, has been friendly for years with Prince Leka, 28, the throneless son of Albania's late King Zog, who was deposed in 1939.
From Time Magazine Archive
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An hour later, the plane landed at Tangier, where Ben Moulay Arafa will live at French expense in a hastily rehabilitated villa which once belonged to another throneless Sultan of Morocco.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Two sailing vessels last week nosed into U.S. harbors, each bearing a cargo of throneless royalty from the same country.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The city was, in those days, a place of refuge for throneless royalty.
From Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) by Julia Ward Howe