thronos

American  

[throh-nos] / ˈθroʊ nɒs /

noun

plural

thronoi

1. an ancient Greek chair, usually highly ornamented, having a high seat and back and rectangular turned or carved legs ending in animal feet.

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Etymology

Origin of thronos

1960–65; < Greek thrónos; see throne

Example Sentences

In Homeric and even in later times, a small table stood before each thronos.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

In the apse behind the altar and facing it is the thronos, the seat of the archbishop, with seats for priests on either side.

From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther

"Novem vero angelorum ordines diximus, quia videlicet esse, testante sacro eloquio, scimus: Angelos, archangelos, virtutes, potestates, principatus, dominationae, thronos, cherubin atque seraphin."

From Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete by Cary, Henry Francis