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.
Origin of throne
1175–1225; Middle English <Latin thronus<Greek thrónos high seat; replacing Middle English trone<Old French <Latin, as above
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Then, as I sat here on this “throne,” this beautiful choir struck my ears and senses.
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The wonderful reign of Queen Elizabeth has everyone worried about what will happen when her crank of a son takes the throne.
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So, when Juan Carlos was put on the throne by Franco, he was said to be stone broke.
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The Tudors who succeeded Richard to the throne reinforced their own legitimacy by setting out systematically to trash him.
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George is the first offspring of a “commoner” in 350 years to become heir to the throne.
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As a political result it would have secured to me the possession of the throne.
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Your sins and your debts will follow you before the throne of God.
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King Charles returned in the same year, but soon left the throne again on account of a conflict with Bishop Kettil.
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But my great fear is the weasel; should he obtain the throne which of us will be safe?
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I said I couldn't think of such a thing, but he would have it, so I lifted him off his throne.
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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 forms of throne
throneless, adjective
Word Origin for throne
C13: from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos throne