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throne

  [throhn] noun, verb, throned, thron⋅ing.
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–noun
1. 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.
2. the office or dignity of a sovereign: He came to the throne by succession.
3. the occupant of a throne; sovereign.
4. sovereign power or authority: to address one's pleas to the throne.
5. an episcopal office or authority: the diocesan throne.
6. mourner's bench.
7. thrones, an order of angels. Compare angel (def. 1).
8. Facetious. a toilet.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
9. to sit on or as on a throne.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME < L thronus < Gk thrónos high seat; r. ME trone < OF < L, as above

Related forms:
throneless, adjective
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throne   (thrōn)   
n.  
  1. A chair occupied by an exalted personage, such as a sovereign or bishop, on state or ceremonial occasions, often situated on a dais and sometimes having a canopy and ornate decoration.
    1. A personage who occupies a throne.
    2. The power, dignity, or rank of such a personage; sovereignty.
  3. thrones Christianity The third of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
tr. & intr.v.   throned, thron·ing, thrones
To install in or occupy a throne.

[Middle English, alteration of trone, from Old French, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Throne

Throne\, n. [OE. trone, F. tr[^o]ne, L. thronus, Gr. ?; cf. ? a bench, ? a footstool, ? to set one's self, to sit, Skr. dhara[.n]a supporting, dh[.r] to hold fast, carry, and E. firm, a.]

1. A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.

The noble king is set up in his throne. --Chaucer.

High on a throne of royal state. --Milton.

2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage.

Only in the throne will I be greater than thou. --Gen. xli. 40.

To mold a mighty state's decrees, And shape the whisper of the throne. --Tennyson.

3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen. --Milton.

Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing. --Young.

Throne

Throne\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Throned; p. pr. & vb. n. Throning.]

1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. --Shak.

2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.

True image of the Father, whether throned In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. --Milton.

Throne

Throne\, v. i. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : throne
Spanish: trono,
German: der Thron,
Japanese: 王座
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throne 
c.1240, from O.Fr. trone (12c.), from L. thronus, from Gk. thronos "elevated seat, chair, throne," from PIE base *dher- "to hold firmly, support" (cf. L. firmus "firm, steadfast, strong, stable," Skt. dharma "statute, law;" see firm (adj.)). Colloquial meaning "toilet" is recorded from 1922.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Throne

(Heb. kiss'e), a royal chair or seat of dignity (Deut. 17:18; 2 Sam. 7:13; Ps. 45:6); an elevated seat with a canopy and hangings, which cover it. It denotes the seat of the high priest in 1 Sam. 1:9; 4:13, and of a provincial governor in Neh. 3:7 and Ps. 122:5. The throne of Solomon is described at length in 1 Kings 10:18-20.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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throne

see power behind the throne.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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