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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.
EXPANDan episcopal office or authority: the diocesan throne.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
9.
to sit on or as on a throne.
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English < Latin thronus < Greek thrónos high seat; replacing Middle English trone < Old French < Latin, as above
1175–1225; Middle English < Latin thronus < Greek thrónos high seat; replacing Middle English trone < Old French < Latin, as above
Related forms
throne·less, adjective
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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.
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