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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024throne /θroʊn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the seat occupied by a sovereign at certain occasions or ceremonies.
- the rank, office, or dignity of a king or queen:to assume the throne.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024throne (thrōn),USA pronunciation n., v., throned, thron•ing. n. - 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.
- Religionan episcopal office or authority:the diocesan throne.
- Religion, Dialect TermsSee mourner's bench.
- Religion thrones, an order of angels. Cf. angel (def. 1).
- Slang Terms[Facetious.]a toilet.
v.t., v.i. - to sit on or as on a throne.
- Latin, as above
- Old French
- Greek thrónos high seat; replacing Middle English trone
- Latin thronus
- Middle English 1175–1225
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: throne /θrəʊn/ n - 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
vb - to place or be placed on a throne
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos throne |