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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

  1. The ornate seat a King or Queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.
  2. * He approached the throne reverently.
  3. The lavatory or toilet.
  4. * She’s on the throne.
  5. In the Context of The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above minions and below cherubim.
  6. 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: , ,
  • 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}}
  • : {{t-|ro|tron|n}} (1, 2)
  • : tahta

See also


Category:Chairs

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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.
[1913 Webster]

The noble king is set up in his throne. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

High on a throne of royal state. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who
occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign
authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
[1913 Webster]

Only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
--Gen. xli.
40.
[1913 Webster]

To mold a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper of the throne. --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]

3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; --
a meaning given by the schoolmen. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing.
--Young.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]

2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or
dominion to; to exalt.
[1913 Webster]

True image of the Father, whether throned
In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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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