throne

[ throhn ]

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. mourners' bench.
7. thrones, an order of angels. Compare angel ( def 1 ).
8. Facetious. a toilet.

verb (used with or without object)

, throned, thron·ing.

1. to sit on or as on a throne.

throne

/ θrəʊn /

noun

1. the ceremonial seat occupied by a monarch, bishop, etc on occasions of state
2. the power, duties, or rank ascribed to a royal person
3. a person holding royal rank
4. plural; often capital the third of the nine orders into which the angels are traditionally divided in medieval angelology

verb

1. to place or be placed on a throne

Derived Forms

• ˈthroneless, adjective

Other Words From

• throneless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of throne¹

1175–1225; Middle English < Latin thronus < Greek thrónos high seat; replacing Middle English trone < Old French < Latin, as above

Word History and Origins

Origin of throne¹

C13: from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos throne

Idioms and Phrases

see power behind the throne .

Example Sentences

The design of the emblem includes a rosemary wreath - a symbol of remembrance - around the Tudor Crown, which the King adopted when he took the throne.

From BBC

One of them, an intricately carved throne, expresses the Kingdom of Dahomey’s expansionist practice of enslaving captured enemies.

From Los Angeles Times

He’d like to return us to the Middle Ages where he and people like Elon Musk ruled as King while the rest of us remain vassals to the throne.

From Salon

In the event, he watched on stage from a big leather bat-shaped throne as an all-star band performed his set playlist.

From BBC

However, not even Coldplay could challenge Taylor Swift's UK chart throne.

From BBC