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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
en·throne       [en-throhn] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -throned, -thron·ing.
1.to place on or as on a throne.
2.to invest with sovereign or episcopal authority.
3.to exalt.
Also, inthrone.

[Origin: 1600–10; en-1 + throne]
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en·throne       (ěn-thrōn')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   en·throned, en·thron·ing, en·thrones
    1. To seat on a throne.
    2. To invest with sovereign power or with the authority of high office.
  2. To raise to a lofty position; exalt.

en·throne'ment n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
enthrone 
1393 (as enthronize), from O.Fr. introniser (13c.), from L.L. inthronizare, from Gk. enthronizein, from en- "in" + thronos "throne."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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enthrone

verb
1. provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights" [syn: invest] [ant: disinvest] 
2. put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago" [ant: dethrone] 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Enthrone

En*throne"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + throne: cf. OF. enthroner. Cf. Inthronize.]

1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.

Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. --Pope.

It [mercy] is enthroned in the hearts of kings. --Shak.

2. (Eccl.) To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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