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English

Etymology

From (thronos) “chair”, “throne”

Pronunciation

IPA: /θrəʊn/
An audio transcript can be found at en-us-throne.ogg
Homophones: thrown

Noun

The ornate seat a King or Queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.
* He approached the throne reverently.
The lavatory or toilet.
* She’s on the throne.
In the Context of The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above minions and below cherubim.
In the Context of A type of stool used by drummers.

Translations

Arabic: {{t-|ar|كرسي|m|alt=كُرْسِيّ|tr=kúrsiy|sc=Arab}}
Bosnian: {{t-|bs|presto|m}}
CJKV Characters: 位, 祚, 陛
Croatian: {{t-|hr|presto|m}}
Czech: {{t+|cs|trůn|m}}
Dutch: {{t+|nl|troon|m}}
Esperanto: {{t-|eo|trono|xs=Esperanto}}
Finnish:
French: {{t+|fr|trône|m}}
German: {{t+|de|Thron|m}}
Greek, Ancient: θρόνος (thronos)
Hebrew: , {{he-translation|כיסא מלכות|kisé malkhút|wv=כִּיסֵּא מַלְכוּת}}
Hungarian: , ,
Indonesian: singgasana, tahta
Interlingua: throno
Italian: {{t+|it|trono|m}}

Japanese: 王座 (おうざ, ōza), 玉座 (ぎょくざ, gyokuza), 王位 (おうい, ōi)
Kurdish: {{t+|ku|text|m}}
Latin: {{t-|la|thronus|m}}, {{t-|la|sedem|f}}
Macedonian: {{t-|mk|престол|m|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}
Malay: {{t-|ms|geta|xs=Malay}}
Norwegian: {{t-|no|trone|c}}
Old English: {{t-|ang|gifstol|m|alt=ġifstōl|xs=Old English}}, {{t-|ang|setl|n|xs=Old English}}
Persian: (sarir)
Polish: {{t+|pl|tron|m}}
Portuguese: {{t+|pt|trono|m}}
Russian: {{t-|ru|трон|m|tr=tron|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|престол|m|tr=prestól|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|стол|m|tr=stol|sc=Cyrl}}
Serbian: {{t-|sr|presto|m}}, {{t-|sr|престо|m|sc=Cyrl}}
Slovene: {{t+|sl|prestol|m}}
Spanish: {{t-|es|trono|m}}
Swedish: {{t+|sv|tron|c}}
Turkish:

Dutch: {{t+|nl|gemak|n}}
Finnish:
French: {{t+|fr|trône|m}}
Hebrew:

Italian: {{t+|it|trono|m}}
Japanese: 便器 (べんき, benki), 便座 (べんざ, benza), トイレ (toire)
Polish: {{t+|pl|tron|m}}, {{t-|pl|sedes|m}}

Dutch: {{t+|nl|troon|m}}
French: {{t+|fr|trône|m}}
Italian: {{t+|it|trono|m}}

Japanese: 座天使 (ざてんし, zatenshi)
Norwegian: {{t-|no|trone|c}}
Russian: {{t+|ru|престол|m|tr=prestól|sc=Cyrl}}

: (sirīr)
: krúna
: thronus (1)

: {{t-|ro|tron|n}} (1, 2)
: tahta

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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The noble king is set up in his throne. --Chaucer.
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High on a throne of royal state. --Milton.
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2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who
occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign
authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
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Only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
--Gen. xli.
40.
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To mold a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper of the throne. --Tennyson.
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3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; --
a meaning given by the schoolmen. --Milton.
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Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing.
--Young.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Throne \Throne\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Throned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Throning.]
1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. --Shak.
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2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or
dominion to; to exalt.
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True image of the Father, whether throned
In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. --Milton.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Throne \Throne\, v. i.
To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a
throne. --Shak.
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WordNet throne
n 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
v 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]

Moby Dictionary
Peacock throne , aggrandize , anoint , apotheose , apotheosize ,
beatify , bedpan , can , canonize , chair , chamber , chamber pot ,
chemical closet , chemical toilet , commode , crapper , crown , deify ,
elevate , ennoble , enshrine , enthrone , exalt , gaddi , glamorize ,
glorify , head , immortalize , inaugurate , induct , install , instate ,
invest , jerry , john , johnny , jordan , latrine , lionize , loo ,
magnify , make legendary , piss pot , place , place in office , pot ,
potty , potty-chair , put in , raise , royal seat , saint , sanctify ,
set up , stool , thunder mug , toilet , uplift , urinal , water closet

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.

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