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thronen. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French throne; Latin thronus. Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman tron, trune, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French throne, trone, Old French troine, Old French, Middle French trosne, Middle French throsne (French trône ) seat of God, ceremonial chair for a sovereign, sovereign power or authority (all 1st half of the 12th cent.), ceremonial chair occupied by a pope (1st half of the 13th cent.), one of the orders of angels (late 13th cent. in plural), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin thronus chair of state, in post-classical Latin also reign, dominion (Vulgate), (in plural) third of the nine orders of angels (after use in the Vulgate: Colossians 1:16), seat of God (5th cent.) < ancient Greek θρόνος seat, chair, chair of state, king's estate or dignity, in Hellenistic Greek also (in plural) denoting an order of angels, in Byzantine Greek also occupant of a seat of authority, bishop's seat, already in Mycenaean Greek as to-no (*θόρνος ), with metathesis (compare to-ro-no-wo-ko (*θρονοFοργοί ) makers of thrones), perhaps < the same Indo-European base as Sanskrit dhṛ- to hold, keep, carry (see dharma n.).Parallels in Romance languages. Compare Old Occitan tron (c1200), Catalan tron (15th cent.), Spanish trono (1st half of the 13th cent.), Portuguese trono (13th cent.), Italian trono (13th cent.). Borrowings into other Germanic languages. The word was borrowed from French or Latin into several other Germanic languages: compare Middle Dutch trone (Dutch troon ), Middle High German trōn , thrōn (German Thron ). Specific senses. With sense 6 and throne room n. (b) at Compounds 2, compare similar humorous use of French trône in senses ‘commode’ (1806), ‘toilet seat’ (1866). the world > the supernatural > deity > heaven > [noun] > throne of God α. c1225 (?c1200) (Bodl.) (1938) 28 Ich iseh on heh ouer alle heouenliche þe eadi meiden his moder marie inempnet sitten in a trone se swiðe briht wid ȝimmes istirret. ?c1225 (?a1200) (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 33 Leauedi seinte marie..he..sette þe introne. a1250 in C. Brown (1932) 3 Þu ert hore blostme bi-uoren godes trone. c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Heb. iv. 16 Therfore go we with Crist [read trist] to the trone of his grace [L. thronum gratiae]. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. ii. l. 134 Þe trone þat trinite ynne sitteþ. ?a1475 (1922) 366 (MED) O swete soule of mary..haue mynde of thy pore brether when thou comyst to þi tron. c1480 (a1400) St. Mary of Egypt 794 in W. M. Metcalfe (1896) I. 319 Þu sittis with god in til his trowne. 1508 J. Fisher sig. aa.vv Euery man & woman shall stonde before the trone of almyghty god. 1526 Rev. xiv. 5 They are with outen spott before the trone off God. 1563 T. Sackville in W. Baldwin et al. (new ed.) Buckingham sig. V.iiiv The trone of mighty Jove. 2. society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > regalia > [noun] > throne α. c1300 St. Katherine (Laud) 35 in C. Horstmann (1887) 93 Þe Aumperour sat In is trone. a1400 (a1325) (Vesp.) l. 9944 Wit-in þis tour..Es sett a tron [Gött. trone]. a1450 (1969) l. 457 Mundus. Now I sytte in my semly sale; I trotte and tremle in my trew trone;..Kyng, knyth, and kayser to me makyn mone. 1548 f. clxxvij The trone royall, vnder the clothe of estate. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece (1858) I. 94 Brutell beistis set vp in ane trune [rhyme mune]. society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > [noun] > bishop's society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > [noun] > office of society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > bishop > [noun] > office of c1390 in (1877) 1 40 He..made a noþur bisschop sone, and set him deorely in trone. a1500 (?c1378) J. Wyclif (1880) 457 (MED) Þe pope sittiþ in his troone & makiþ lordis to kisse his feet. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. (1882–7) lxii. 216 They founde the pope set in his trone. 1611 G. Downame iv. iii. 51 The Episcopall throne or chaire, wherein Iames sate as Bishop of Ierusalem. 1673 W. Cave i. vi. 140 The Bishops Throne was raised up somewhat higher from the ground, and from hence I suppose it was that he usually delivered his Sermons to the people. 1726 J. Ayliffe 121 In those Times, the Bishops preach'd on the Steps of the Altar.., having not as yet assum'd to themselves the Pride and State of a Throne. 1774 T. Pennant 2 St. Werburgh's shrine is now the bishop's throne, decorated with the figures of Mercian monarchs and saints. 1825 ‘G. Perceval’ II. vi. 32 The conclave of the Urbanist cardinals raised one of their body to the papal throne by the title of Innocent VII. 1845 M. Pattison in Jan. 75 No chair of dignified ease was a bishop's throne in the sixth century. 1910–11 10/1 The bishop's throne..was erected as a memorial to the late Bishop Wilberforce. 1958 20 Oct. 140/2 No man is so alone as he who sits upon the papal throne. 2012 (Nexis) 20 Feb. 3 The pope on Saturday received the cardinals-designate from his throne under the soaring dome designed by Michelangelo. 3. society > authority > [noun] > supreme authority society > authority > [noun] > royal or princely authority a1382 (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Prov. xx. 28 Mercy and treuthe kepen þe king; and his trone [L. thronus] is strengthid with noble mercy [a1425 L.V. mekenesse]. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 245 Artarxerses..saued his fader trone and his broþer lyf. c1400 (?c1380) l. 920 (MED) Þou tellez me of Jerusalem..Þer Dauid dere watz dyȝt on trone. 1474 W. Caxton tr. (1883) ii. i. 20 Mysericorde and trouthe conserue and kepe the kynge in his trone. 1543 ( (1812) 141 Maximian kyng of greate Brytain, By whole decre, and will of the senate, Was emperour of Roome, and ruled Almaigne..Wherfore we clayme the throne empirial. 1579 T. Twyne tr. Petrarch i. xcvi. 119 I am aduaunced to the Regal throne of a kyngdome. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. i. 193 The next degree, is Englands Royall Throne . View more context for this quotation 1651 N. Bacon 188 The Parliament..declared the Throne void of Edward the Fourth, and Henry the Sixth King. 1689 N. Luttrell Diary in (1857) I. 518 The throne of Scotland is vacant, the late King James the 7th haveing forlitt or forfeited the crown. 1751 T. Gray xvii. 8 To wade through slaughter to a throne. 1799 J. Gerahty 34 The unconstitutional acts and superstitious bigotry of the House of Stuart had removed it from the throne of England. 1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc II. 84 Worthy..of occupying the first place in the state beneath the throne. 1849 A. Helps II. i. i. 11 Mighty thrones and distant empires. 1894 G. N. Curzon 257 He was..elevated with the ruling title of Kuang Hsu to the..Throne. 1918 D. Haig Diary 9 Nov. in (2005) 486 The Crown Prince has renounced his claim to the Throne. 1940 29 Feb. 23/7 It was there that Queen Victoria..learned of her accession to the throne. 2011 23 Mar. (Viewspaper section) 3/2 We have a sweet young heir to the throne who's trying very hard to appear like a nice middle-class bloke. 1548 f. cxlixv This Marques thus gotten vp, into fortunes trone. 1605 sig. E4v Like the Sunne in his Meridian Throne, Too splendent for weake eyes to gaze vpon. 1654 R. Whitlock 361 The Pulpit a Throne of higher Authority..rewarding with Promises of far more elevating Hopes than any earthly one can. 1714 R. Fiddes (ed. 2) II. 220 We may reinstate reason in her throne. 1747 15 Aug. 399 Those who came thro' the Bribery Wicket,..giving Money with one Hand and receiving it with the other, till they got up to the Throne of Fortune. 1819 J. Wilson (at cited word) Any part of a sign where a planet has two or more testimonies, i.e. essential dignities, is called its throne, chariot, or any other foolish name that comes to hand. 1831 D. Brewster xii. 196 [Leibnitz] had nearly placed himself on the throne which Newton was destined to ascend. 1854 B. Taylor in 20 July 52/1 The sun on his midday throne. 1892 W. E. Henley 45 We tracked the winds of the world to the steps of their very thrones. 1919 Mar. 311/1 Regular living has done its part in maintaining the veteran on his championship throne. 1997 Mar. 78/2 There are plenty of SUVs with more impressive stats, but at the end of the day, the plain-vanilla Jeep will be at the top of the hill, gazing down at the pretenders to the throne. 2005 (Nexis) 8 Oct. 10 Despite the British reputation as kings and queens of pudding makers, we have forgotten many of the skills that put us on our throne. society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > [noun] 1593 G. Peele sig. C4 We iointlie make appeale, To thy imperiall throne, who knowes our claimes. 1762 O. Goldsmith I. 177 ‘Here’, cried he, addressing himself to the throne. 1809 F. D. Astley 12 When the hand Of Rubens, at the throne's command, Gave to the living canvass grace. 1818 1st Ser. 37 21 A time when they had to offer their condolence to the throne. 1866 368 The leading politicians..had held a meeting in Vienna, and come to a general decision on their resolutions and addresses to the Throne. 1956 A. Smedley 46 It was a document appealing to the Throne not to ratify the Shimonoseki Treaty. 1993 Oct. 438 The throne decided that Wen'ge should be reassigned to the post of governor of Shandong. the world > the supernatural > deity > angel > [noun] > order of > Thrones c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Coloss. i. 16 For in hym alle thingis ben maad..ether trones [L. throni], ether domynaciouns, ethir principatis. c1390 (a1325) Ipotis (Vernon) 93 in C. Horstmann (1881) 2nd Ser. 342 Þe furste ordre is Cherubin, And þat oþer Seraphin, Þe þridde is cleped Trones. a1450 (a1400) (BL Add.) (1921) l. 1105 (MED) Angeles ben redy þere ywys..þat Trouns y-cleped be, ffor in hem is Godes owne se. 1495 (de Worde) ii. x. sig. bvi/2 The thyrde Ordre [of angels] is the ordre of Thrones. & hath the name of the yefte of dome, for god syttyth in theym. & yeuyth his domes. 1507 A. Chertsey tr. Honorius Augustodunensis (de Worde) sig. cE.ivv The thyrde [ordre of aungelles] is of the thrones, The fourthe of the puyssaunces. 1584 R. Scot xv. ii. 379 Twentie legions of diuels, partlie of the order of vertues, & partlie of the order of thrones. 1631 tr. F. de la Croix sig. **2 When the Sonne of God came to take humane Nature vpon him, then should the world haue..imbraced him with the feruent loue of the Seraphims, with the beauty of the Cherubims, with the variety of the Vertues and Thrones. 1667 J. Milton v. 601 Thrones, Dominations, Princedoms, Vertues, Powers. View more context for this quotation a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo vii, in (1721) III. 201 Thrones, who God's Judgments hear, and then proclaim. 1796 W. Draper iv. 65 Seven distinct gradations now exist in the heavenly regions..; Thrones, Principalities, Powers, Seraphim, Cherubim, Archangels and Angels. 1862 J. M. Neale tr. 139 Thrones, Dominations, Virtues and Powers. 1892 Mar. 580 The seraphim, cherubim, and thrones, surrounding the Almighty, as real as the cardinals surrounding the Pope. 1911 Oct. 107/1 Often, in a complete series of the Orders, the Thrones..are represented standing. 1957 J. H. Wright 151 This hierarchy includes the three choirs or angelic orders whose names indicate a relation to God: Seraphim, Cherubim and Thrones. 2002 S. Chase 211 The Cherubim are like the Seraphim, yet unlike the Thrones. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > equipment for painting or drawing > [noun] > other equipment 1819 W. H. Pyne II. [Kensington Palace] 37 By consent, he took the painter's seat, whom he placed in the sitter's throne, and with equal despatch painted his likeness. 1839 C. Dickens x. 86 A very faded chair raised upon a very dusty throne in Miss La Creevy's room. 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs 199 The Throne is the name portrait painters give the chair provided for their ‘sitters’, from the circumstance of its being placed on a raised daïs covered usually with red cloth. 1914 H. James Let. 30 June in (1955) 175 I doubt whether it will seem wise to invite you to take your place on the sitter's throne before the autumn. 1984 H. Baddeley & M. Burgess xvi. 200 I sat on the artist's throne and found my silent thoughts going back to Spoleto. the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory > W.C. appliances 1922 J. Joyce i. iii. [Proteus] 38 In a Greek watercloset he breathed his last... With beaded mitre and with crozier, stalled upon his throne. 1960 J. J. Rowlands 52 Our plumber..revealed that the water level in the ‘throne’ works just like the old glass water barometer. 1981 S. Rushdie i. 62 A wooden ‘thunderbox’—a ‘throne’—lay on one side, empty enamel pot rolling on coir matting. 2012 (Nexis) 31 Dec. 23 After relieving himself, the 27-year-old fell asleep on the throne and nodded off for more than two hours. Phrasessociety > authority > office > appointment to office > by appointment [phrase] > enthroned the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adverb] > in the manner of a Titan > of Titan: enthroned the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Son or Christ > [adverb] > enthroned c1300 (Laud) (1868) l. 1316 (MED) Þat wite þw that sittes in trone! c1380 (1879) l. 162 Y swere by cryst in trone. a1425 (a1400) (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 5080 Hyde us, Fra þe face of hym þat syttes in throne. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) ix. §4. 31 Thou sittis on trone that demys rightwisnes. c1600 A. Montgomerie (2000) I. 78 With shyning bright sheilds [As] Titan in trone. 1693 Leo of St. Mary Magdalen 219 David Adult'ry did commit, And murder; after, he Was chose by God in Throne to sit. a1704 T. Brown (1720) 235 Nor will they be pleas'd with him, who on Throne is, If he do's not his Part, to revenge their Adonis. 1771 4 The conduct of the princes of the blood in England, except the prince actually on throne, is no subject of national concern whatever. 1913 Dec. 7/3 And when God on throne eternal calls the people to His sphere. 1950 C. S. Lewis viii. 78 When Adam's flesh and Adam's bone Sits at Cair Paravel in throne, The evil time will be over and done. 1997 D. Lee (Ph.D. diss., Rochester Univ.) 273 It appears that he wishes to sacralize his government and decision without any criticism or objection, imagining himself as a god on throne. P2. society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > [noun] > the civil and ecclesiastical powers 1681 S. Crossman i. 3 The Church and State, Prince and Priest, Throne and Altar, they are all brought in by the Prophet as cloth'd in mourning. 1712 C. Hornby 47 These mongrel Protestants..were ready for a general Assault both upon the Throne and Altar. 1794 tr. A. Barruel iii. 221 The reign of impiety would not be established but on the ruins of the throne and altar. 1822 37 420 The poetical representation of the..Throne-and-Altar class. 1885 12 Jan. 4/2 Two currents ran through the auditory. Gentlemen of high life and throne and altar journalists were hostile. Radical journalists..were brimful of sympathy. 1908 June 558 The guardian of the nation's throne and altar. 1950 G. O. Sayles 192 The five centuries of Anglo-Saxon rule exhibited a close co-operation between State and Church, a union between throne and altar. 2011 T. S. Shah & D. Philpott in J. Snyder ii. 45 The calamity of World War I served to discredit throne-and-altar alliances between religion..and the nation-state. Compounds C1. General attributive and objective. 1651 R. Douglas Serm. in 47 Take a word of encouragment agaynst Throne Adversaries, Your enemies, are the enemies of the Lords Throne. 1910 W. H. Ward 43 The boat itself..is the throne-bearer of the god over the waters. 1960 2 May 7/2 The procession was led by the throne bearer. 2001 R. G. Hoyland 20 The Arab throne-bearer in one of the Persian royal tomb reliefs is honoured..by a golden neck-chain. 1695 J. Lead ii. 45 Now thou art upon the Publick Stage, where the whole Hierarchy of Throne-Powers do thee view. 1760 R. Clarke 224 In St. John, the first Babel of the Type, where the Division of Tongues, the seven Decads of the fallen Princes or Throne Powers, was at first shewn in the Confusion and Strife of Man against Man. 1869 W. P. Mackay (1874) 212 It is a question now to be settled between..the power of Satan and the throne-power of the Almighty God. 1991 (Nexis) 26 Aug. When Emperor Nicholas II was at the Russo-German war front, Rasputin became the throne power, corrupting the palace with his madness. 1853 ‘L. Limner’ 5 Throne-rail ornament, Nimroud. 1898 F. W. Cornish 482/1 Panaenus..was chosen..to decorate the throne-rails and walls of the great temple of Olympian Zeus. 2003 J. Hayward 1 94/2 Unlike many of the figures at Canterbury, most of the Braine figures sit with both feet on the same level, resting on the throne rail. 1816 J. Wilson 51 Lurid stars Prophetic of throne-shattering wars. 1905 8 July 1/1 Its [sc. the Romanov dynasty's] career may well end in a throne-shattering explosion. 1949 P. Lindsay i. 34 All the throne-shattering things which he had agreed to do to England and the Protestant religion. 1552 R. Huloet Trone sytter, or he that sytteth in maiestie, altitronus. 1842 22 126 In the five lower heavens..the throne-sitter has a host on his right and one on his left. 1906 I. M. Haldeman 167 The Lord Jesus comes to the great throne-sitter and takes the book out of His hand. 2011 (Nexis) 19 Jan. 24 Australia's own royal has two new little royals to add to the list of potential throne-sitters of Denmark. 1839 24 Nov. 7/2 Your learned physician, sapient Sangro, bows to the throne-step of your Majesty. 1970 3 July 24/1 Standing..on a throne step, Earl Mountbatten of Burma..was clutching the Great Sword of State. 2014 5 June He was standing to one side of the Throne steps. C2. society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > royalty > [adjective] > royally born 1855 P. J. Bailey Spiritual Legend in 131 Some crowned and sword-girt conqueror Throne-born. 1884 16 295 A slave being tyrant worse, Above his abject fellows once upraised, Than throne-born despot. 1851 F. Palgrave I. 547 There was only one clearly-acknowledged legitimate heir, or throne-capable representative of Charlemagne. 1557 in J. M. Bestall & D. V. Fowkes (1977) 80 Also to son Richard..one great throne chair, one buffet chair, one sideboard. 1598 Inventory in N. Lowe (1972) 108 One seeled Cheare 3s. One throne Cheare 1s. 1814 R. Wilson (1861) II. 344 Murat was seated as a Sultan—princes and dukes all standing behind his throne-chair. 1896 12 Aug. 12/5 Probably the most touching incident at the coronation of the Czar was the spectacle of his mother..weeping and seated on a throne chair beside him. 1939 13 Mar. 32/4 The first stop of the procession was at the chapel of the Holy Trinity where the pope left the throne-chair for a brief moment to kneel before the sacrament. 2015 (Nexis) 24 Sept. He has carved several throne chairs for His Holiness the Dali Lama. 1861 Apr. 280 The city was taken, and..became the throne city of the rival and foe of Christian civilization. 1977 4 Jan. 9 (advt.) 'Royal London' presents the beautiful architecture, traditions and ceremonies resulting from London's long having been the throne city of the British Empire. 2003 P. Magdalino 24 Ever since seizing the throne-city of Kiev c. 978 he had been trying to re-impose tribute over the peoples who had slipped out of Kiev's orbit. 1852 24 May In the throne-gallery we observed the Lord Provost, the Lord Advocate (Mr Inglis), Sheriff Gordon, &c., &c. 1885 17 Aug. Only nine..were in the throne gallery. 1906 6 June 1/3 The procession then proceeds to the throne gallery. 2000 22 May 9 The applause which greeted His Grace..was as loud as many can remember for an address from the throne gallery. the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > other specific names or types of name 1880 (rev. ed.) 139 The people make Shallum..king, he taking the throne-name of Jehoahaz. 1917 W. M. F. Petrie v. 12/1 It is true that the name Sahura is treated as a throne name, by both the Sinai inscription and Manetho. 2007 19 July 11 Haile Selassie's throne name and title were joined to the imperial motto. the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > water-closet or lavatory 1787 H. Holland in 11–14 June (1791) Making some alterations in the throne-room [of Carlton House]. 1816 J. Bentham Let. 27 July in (1988) VIII. 535 My head and flesh-brush—its abode is in the throne-room cupboard. 1864 T. Seaton xvii. 361 The interior room is the King's throne-room. 1941 W. Fortescue xxv. 247 Could I bear to walk through the kitchen to reach the only bath and throne-room? 2011 4 Feb. 11 The grand throne room was the setting for official photos when Prince Charles married Diana in 1981. 1552–3 in A. Feuillerat (1914) 109 For the makinge paintinge & garnishinge of ye lorde of misrules trone seates and propertie. 1681 J. Lead 29 Bring them close up to the Throne of the Lamb, who all in Jasper Light and Glory doth appear, rising up from his Throne-Seat them for to meet. 1842 24 Jan. The seat..will be uncovered, like the throne seat, on the occasion of her Majesty being present. 1979 17 51 The curving lion legs surmounted by cushion mouldings..support the widest horizontal section, which is the jewelled throne seat. 2012 (Nexis) 13 June 4 The boar's head plate..will sit at the end of the table near the throne seat. society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [noun] > speech from throne 1833 11 Feb. The speech of the King of England produced a fall on 'Change in London. It is a long time since such an effect was produced by throne speeches. 1840 F. Lieber 46 The King of the French speaks of the necessity of such laws in his last throne speech. 1896 4 June 4/3 But in that throne speech there was not even a hint of a return to protective duties, but a substantial reduction of the land tax was promised. 1956 21 Apr. 5/5 The Governor-General [of Ceylon] read the Throne speech in English. 1972 19 Dec. 1/3 Informants..say they will be ‘very surprised’ if the Throne Speech does not contain new provisions to help farmers transfer their properties to following generations. 2015 3 Dec. a7/2 The Trudeau government's first throne speech is likely to be one of the shortest in Canadian history. Derivatives 1621 M. Wroth 409 A [be]ing depos'd, feeles most The torment of a Throne-like-want, when lost. 1685 H. More 80 This is a Chariot-like Throne, as that a Throne-like Chariot. 1847 61 576/2 Rosaura..stood nearly concealed behind the swelling cushions and high gilt back of the throne-like chair. 2015 1 Oct. 6 The ornate old city council chamber, with its throne-like mayor's chair, is now courtroom 121. 1857 F. Palgrave II. 251 All speculations grounded upon the repudiation or extinction of the ‘throne-worthy’ Carlovingian race, were..postponed indefinitely. 2012 2 Dec. 1/2 Turnwall had a large tuft of white wool glued to his chin with spirit gum, a wooden staff and a throne-worthy chair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). thronev. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: throne n. society > authority > office > appointment to office > appoint a person to an office [verb (transitive)] > admit to office formally or ceremonially > enthrone c1390 (Vernon) l. 90 Turtils troned on trene. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland (Laud 581) (1869) B. i. l. 131 Þer treuthe is in Trinitee and troneth [A text c1390 Vernon Corouneþ, c1400 Trin. Cambr. R.3.14 tronen] hem alle. ?a1425 (c1400) (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 152 (MED) The firste feste of the ydole is whan he is first put in to hire temple & throned. 1508 W. Kennedy Flyting (Chepman & Myllar) in (1998) I. 213 I sall..wyth tresone trone the to the treis. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in i. f. cccxxviiv I lefte it for no tene tyl he was troned in my blysse for his seruyce. 1549 H. Latimer sig. Bvi Thus was Salomon throned, by the aduise and wyl of hys father. 1601 B. Jonson Praeludium sig. A4 Why, throne your selfe in state on the Stage. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. iv. 21 The seate Where loue is thron'd . View more context for this quotation 1624 Bp. F. White 56 He trode vpon the necke of kings, throning and dethroning, crowning and decrowning them. 1673 J. Milton 10 The Pope..Thrones and Unthrones Kings. 1716 A. Pope tr. Homer II. viii. 551 Th' Eternal Thunderer, sate thron'd in Gold. 1792 J. Almon (octavo ed.) III. xliii. 154 Mercy can do no harm, it will seat the King where he ought to be, throned on the hearts of his people. 1815 W. Scott I. xi. 171 Mrs. Mac-Candlish, throned in a comfortable easy chair..was regaling herself..with a cup of comfortable tea. 1864 R. S. Hawker 16 Foremost sad Lancelot, throned upon his Steed. 1866 J. Conington tr. Virgil vii. 686 To throne him in the seat of power. 1884 Ld. Tennyson i. iii. 70 That the King Would throne me in the great Archbishoprick. 1922 K. N. Burt 171 He had throned himself in the centre of that familiar circle of firelight. 1989 (Nexis) 6 July 9 b Top sellers are awarded minks, crowned and throned on stage at the Dallas Convention Center and treated to a reception at Mrs. Ash's pink mansion. 2015 (Nexis) 16 Sept. 5 There's an additional gravitas, though, when it's the Prime Minister and one so recently throned. 2. society > authority > rule or government > sole rule > rule as monarch [verb (intransitive)] the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > exhibit or appear in splendour or magnificence [verb (intransitive)] a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) v. iv. 24 He wants nothing of a God but Eternity, and a Heauen to Throne in. View more context for this quotation 1821 26 June 418/1 To watch the..eagle cowering o'er her nest, When night's pale queen is throning. 1877 tr. H. M. Kottinger 96 The crossing was again effected by a miracle which the ark operated, because Jehovah was throning upon it. 1904 R. J. Farrer 139 The abbot of imperial blood no longer thrones among the pines of Uyeno. 1915 Aug. 150 Beneath the approving eye of him who thrones Upon the chair of Peter. 1920 E. Wharton i. ii. 10/11 She throned in it [sc. a house], among pre-Revolutionary furniture and souvenirs of the Tuileries of Louis Napoleon. 2003 89 45 The words ‘Rex in hac aula’ refer both to the celestial King throning in heaven and to King Charles the Bald present in person. 1841 C. G. F. Gore II. iii. 130 The Earl and Countess of Merepark throned it majestically at ——. 1848 63 768 He throned it always like a tragedy king. 1903 R. Gower 358 After seeing my Shakespeare [group statue] throning it in the centre of the Palais d' Industrie [in Paris]. 1931 E. Ferber ii. 33 Anne was throning it in England, the last of the Stuarts. 1973 R. Ellmann 88 Was Wilde still throning it now he was in hell? 2001 D. Gallagher 132 Marge is my editor. She is throning it behind a glass partition. Derivatives society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > formal or ceremonial appointment > enthroning ?a1425 (c1400) (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 116 The dedicacioun of the chirche & the thronynge [?a1425 Egerton tronyng] of the ydole. 1645 A. Ross 54 The Pope..exalts himself above all that's called God in throning and dethroning of Kings. 1649 ‘E. Philodemus’ 63 If men would not be blind they might cleerly behold a senceable and visible hand of God against this throning of Kings. 1845 Nov. 325 The throning of this black troop very soon caused all things in the spiritual empire to be confounded. 1891 G. Meredith II. 96 And she ardent as he for the throning of our incomparable Saxon English in the mouths of the races of mankind. 1918 E. A. Ross xi. 219 From the throning of the first Romanof in 1613, it appeared that the peasants had no importance at all in the eyes of the Government. 1984 26 June 11/4 They paid..to see the throning of a heavyweight champion. 2012 (Nexis) 19 Jan. 14 Other ideas..included the throning of a jubilee king and queen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.c1225 v.c1390 |
