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chair of state

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Noun1.chair of state - a ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person
chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down"
throne - the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne"


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All these dark and direful ceremonies being at length completed, the table was put aside, the chair of state removed, the sceptre locked up in its usual cupboard, the doors of communication between the three cellars thrown freely open, and the 'Prentice Knights resigned themselves to merriment.
He looked all around for some one to whom he might address only one question, but his eyes everywhere met strange faces, and the attention of all was directed towards the chair of state, on which the Stadtholder had seated himself.
There sat the thorny Sorcerer in his chair of state, and when the Wizard saw him he began to laugh, uttering comical little chuckles.
 
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