throne

throne  (thrn)

n.

1. A chair occupied by an exalted personage, such as a sovereign or bishop, on state or ceremonial occasions, often situated on a dais and sometimes having a canopy and ornate decoration.

2.

a. A personage who occupies a throne.

b. The power, dignity, or rank of such a personage; sovereignty.

3. thrones Christianity The third of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.

tr. & intr.v. throned, thron·ing, thrones

To install in or occupy a throne.

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[Middle English, alteration of trone, from Old French, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos; see dher- in Indo-European roots.]

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throne

Noun

1. the ceremonial seat occupied by a monarch or bishop on occasions of state

2. the rank or power of a monarch: she came to the throne after her father was murdered [Greek thronos]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	throne - the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne" bishop's throne, cathedra - a throne that is the official chair of a bishop chair of state - a ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person mercy seat - the throne of God musnud - a seat with a cushion that is used as a throne by Indian princes peacock-throne - the golden throne of former kings of Delhi; stolen by the Persians in 1739 and subsequently lost; symbol of the former Shah of Iran
	2.	throne - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination commode, crapper, potty, pot, toilet, stool, can bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet flushless toilet - a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water) flush toilet, lavatory - a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building potty chair, potty seat - toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets toilet bowl - the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water toilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet
	3.	throne - 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 berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
Verb	1.	throne - sit on the throne as a ruler rule, govern - exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
	2.	throne - put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago" enthrone enthrone, vest, invest - provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"

Translations

throne [θrəun] n → trono

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throne [θrəun] n → trône m

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throne [θrəun] n → Thron m;

on the throne → auf dem Thron

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throne [θrəun] n → trono

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throne

n throne [θrəun]

1 the ceremonial chair of a king, queen etc, pope or bishop. troon كُرْسي المَلِك أو المَلِكَه престол trůn trone der Thron θρόνος trono troon تخت valtaistuin trône כֵּס מַלכוּת राज सिंहासन prijestolje trón singgasana hásæti, veldisstóll trono 王座 왕위 sostas tronis singgahsana, takhta troon trone tron trono tron трон; престол trón prestol presto tron บัลลังก์ taht, koltuk 寶座 трон شاہي تخت ngai vàng 宝座

2 the king or queen He swore allegiance to the throne. troon العَرْش крал trůn trone; Tronen der Thron βασιλιάς, βασίλισσα trono troon پادشاه kruunu trône כֵּס הַמלוּכָה राजगद्दी kralj, kraljevska vlast a trón raja krúna trono 君主 국왕 monarchas, karalius, karalienė monarhs; valdnieks raja troon tronen, kongen/dronningen tron trono tron престол trón prestol kralj ili kraljica tron ตำแหน่งกษัตริย์ hükümdar 君王，王後 престол; королівська влада شاہ يا ملکہ ngôi vua 君王，王后