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throne

Pronunciation: /θɹəʊ̯n/

The English word “throne” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
  2. Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch.
  3. The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope.
  4. A toilet.
  5. A kind of stool used by drummers.
  6. A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim.

verb

  1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
  2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
  3. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English trone, from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “a seat, chair”). Superseded earlier seld (“seat, throne”).

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