throne Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
    • the king sat on his throne
  2. noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
    toilet; commode; crapper; stool; potty; can; pot.
  3. noun 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
  4. verb sit on the throne as a ruler
  5. verb put a monarch on the throne
    enthrone.
    • The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago

WordNet

Throne noun
Etymology
OE. trone, F. trône, L. thronus, Gr. cf. a bench, a footstool, to set one's self, to sit, Skr. dhara&nsdot;a supporting, dh&rsdot; to hold fast, carry, and E. firm, a.
Definitions
  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.
Throne transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Throned ; present participle & verbal noun Throning
Definitions
  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.
Throne intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. Shak.

Webster 1913