Thesaurus: throne

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1. n. A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.
2. n. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
3. n. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.
4. v. t. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
5. v. t. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
6. v. i. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
7. n. the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
8. n. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
9. n. the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions
10. v. sit on the throne as a ruler
11. v. put a monarch on the throne
12. 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. 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. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. Shak.