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Webster 1913 Edition

Throne

Throne

,
Noun.
[OE.
trone
, F.
trône
, L.
thronus
, Gr. [GREEK]; cf. [GREEK] a bench, [GREEK] a footstool, [GREEK] to set one’s self, to sit, Skr.
dharaṇa
supporting,
dhṛ
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

,
Verb.
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

,
Verb.
I.
To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Throne

THRONE

,
Noun.
[L. thronus.]
1.
A royal seat; a chair of state. The throne is sometimes an elegant chair richly ornamented with sculpture and gilding, raised a step above the floor, and covered with a canopy.
2.
The seat of a bishop.
3.
In Scripture, sovereign power and dignity.
Only in the throne will I be greater than thou. Gen.41.
Thy throne, O God, is forever. Ps.45.
4.
Angels. Col.1.
5.
The place where God peculiarly manifests his power and glory.
The heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool. Is.66.

THRONE

,
Verb.
T.
To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
1.
To place in an elevated position; to give an elevated place to; to exalt.
True image of the Father, whether thron'd
In the bosom of bliss and light of light.

Definition 2024

Throne

Throne

See also: throne

German

Noun

Throne

  1. plural of Thron

throne

throne

See also: Throne

English

Noun

throne ‎(plural thrones)

  1. An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
    He approached the throne reverently.
  2. (humorous) Other seats, particularly:
    1. (euphemistic) A seat used for urination or defecation, such as a chamber pot, toilet, or the seat of an outhouse.
      She's on the throne.
    2. (music) A kind of stool used by drummers.
  3. (figuratively) Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch.
    Elizabeth has sat upon the throne of England for six decades.
  4. (Christianity) An order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim.

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  • (seat used for urination and defecation): See Wikisaurus:chamber pot, Wikisaurus:toilet, and Wikisaurus:bathroom

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Verb

throne ‎(third-person singular simple present thrones, present participle throning, simple past and past participle throned)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Milton
      True image of the Father, whether throned / In the bosom of bliss, and light of light.
  3. (intransitive, archaic) To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.

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Latin

Noun

throne

  1. vocative singular of thronus

Middle French

Etymology

Old French trone the h was added back to reflect the Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος ‎(thrónos, “chair, throne”).

Noun

throne m (plural thrones)

  1. throne

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