Thesaurus: enthrone
To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.
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Definitions
- v. t. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.
- v. t. To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.
- v. provide with power and authority
- v. put a monarch on the throne
- 1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity. Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. Pope. It [mercy] is enthroned in the hearts of kings. Shak. 2. (Eccl.) To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.
- To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of avacant see.
- v. put a monarch on the throne