Throne - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Throne :  (noun)
1: the chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne"
2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool]
3: the position and power of one who occupies a throne (verb)
1: sit on the throne as a ruler
2: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago" [syn: enthrone] [ant: dethrone]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Throne : \Throne\, v. i. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. --Shak.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Throne

torijazz: I did it all on my own turned a chair 2 a Throne ima queen in this world...
highkingnoobert: @warcraft I am not sure what he plans to bring, but I need a new Throne and a pony.
shesloyaltyx3: If you were as real as me ; you'd never let another bitch sit in ya Throne #realtalk ..
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