throne en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /θɹoʊ̯n/ (Canada, General-American)
- /θɹɐʉ̯n/ (New-Zealand)
- /θɹəʊ̯n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /θɹon/ (Scotland)
- thrōn
- /t̪ɾoːn/ (India)
- (US) audio
- /θɹəʉ̯n/ (Australia)
- [tɹoʊ̯n] th-stopping
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English trone, from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “a seat, chair”). Superseded earlier seld (“seat, throne”).
Meanings
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An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
He approached the throne reverently.
Before daylight, when the dragon flew home to sleep, he had burned up the hall and even the throne of the Geatish king.
1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 41:Cities will burn as you fall to your knees / I will inhale the dust of my enemies / Watch from my throne as I sit up all high / They scream as they burn / I laugh as they die
2014, “Send Help”, in Coma Witch, performed by The Acacia Strain and Max Cavalera:9 After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could nūber, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, & tongues, ſtood before the throne, & before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palmes in their hands: 10 And cryed with a loude voice, ſaying, Saluation to our God, which ſitteth vpon the Throne, and vnto the Lambe. 11 And all the Angels ſtood round about the Throne, and about the Elders, and the foure beaſts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worſhipped God, 12 Saying, Amen: Bleſſing, and glorie, and wiſedome, and thankeſgiuing, and honour, & power, and might be vnto our God for euer & euer, Amen.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 7:9–12, signature [Z6], verso, column 2:
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(figuratively) Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch.
40 Thou ſhalt be ouer my house, and according vnto thy word ſhall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater then thou.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 41:40–40, signature [D5], verso, column 2:Queen Victoria sat upon the throne of England for 63 years.
Stephen reigned from 1135-1154, that nasty period of our history dubbed 'The Anarchy', when forces loyal to Stephen contested the throne with those of Henry I's daughter Matilda, who by rights should have been queen. Stephen, her cousin, plonked his own posterior on the throne.
2023 December 27, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: the way to Weymouth”, in RAIL, number 999, page 52:The prince's newborn baby is fifth in line to the throne.
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The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope.
Pope Joan, who once occupied the throne of the Vatican, was reputed to be the blackest sorcerer of them all.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 105:
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(euphemistic) A toilet.
"If she has intestinal flu, you probably called while she was on the throne and she didn't want to admit it," Alan said dryly.
1991 October, Stephen King, Needful Things, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 169:
- A kind of stool used by drummers.
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A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim.
16 For by him were all things created that are in heauen, and that are in earth, visible and inuisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Colossians 1:16–16, signature [T4], recto, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thrones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
thronize · disthrone · chicken on a throne · throneship · throneless · Thronesiverse · throne speech · thronewards · dethrone · Thronesverse · throneworld · thronelike · throneroom · Thronie · Throne of Wisdom · throne sniffer · inthronize · thronedom · throne village · thronal · throne room · throne name · throneward · Throneverse · unthrone · porcelain throne · thronelet · power behind the throne · rethrone · chicken throne · speech from the throne · inthrone · enthrone
Hypernyms
Synonyms
cathedra · crapper · CR · pooper · toilet room · latrine · bathroom · porcelain goddess · jerry · karzy · house of office · privy · urinal · can · dunny · lats · johnny · highway to hell · bog · lavvy · usual offices · Cousin John · office · lavabo · shitcan · honeypot · piss pot · restroom · urinal · WC · purging place · bogger · stool · necessarium · jacks · lav · stool · small room · chamber pot · throne · shitcan · carsey · shitbucket · shitter · porcelain god · shitpot · toilet · crapper · netty · teahouse · washroom · potty · shitpot · chamber · jordan · urination station · tearoom · porcelain throne · office of ease · khazi · ladies and gentlemen · potty-chair · big white telephone · toilet · jacks · closet of decency · jakes · jacques · throne · pisspot · cludgie · cloaca · latrine · shitter · toilet · chair of state · loo · potty · closet · wardrobe · po · brasco · stool of easement · pot · johnny · donniker · shield · gazunder · pot · can · honey bucket · smallest room · thunder mug · Jerry · necessary place · dike · toot · latrine · cottage · necessary stool · lavatory · geography · bog · khazi · dunny · head · pee pot · siege · Quincy · mingo · vault · necessary · lav · can · House of Lords · closet of ease · pan · withdraught · six · comfort room · necessary room · neddy · jakes · commode · privy · crapper trapper · chemical toilet · amenities · throne room · john · pisser · facilities · place · kocay · thunderbox · commode · john · slop bucket · water closet · potty · crapper · john · guzunder
Translations (216)
clt byithude (ornate seat) · ja 王位 (position) · enm trone (ornate seat) · egy n:ns-t:g (ornate seat) · syc ܬܪܘܿܢܘܿܣ (ornate seat) · uk престо́л (ornate seat) · la cathedra (pontifical chair) · mnc ᠪᡳᡳ (position) · sv tron (ornate seat) · no trone (third highest order of angel) · fa-ira اَریکِه (ornate seat) · alt стол (ornate seat) · ru престо́л (ornate seat) · ga ríchathaoir (ornate seat) · mk престол (ornate seat) · ga cathaoir ríoga (ornate seat) · pl sedes (lavatory or toilet) · gl trono (position) · tg тахт (ornate seat) · ia throno (ornate seat) · pt trono (third highest order of angel) · ka ტახტი (ornate seat) · pt trono (ornate seat) · pl stolec (ornate seat) · fr trône (third highest order of angel) · eo trono (ornate seat) · cmn 御座 (ornate seat) · fa-ira سَریر (ornate seat) · he כִּסֵּא הַכָּבוֹד (ornate seat) · it trono (ornate seat) · io trono (ornate seat) · is hásæti (ornate seat) · cmn 寶座 /宝座 (ornate seat) · sa सिंहासन (ornate seat) · arc-cpa ܡܝܬܘܒܐ (ornate seat) · vo tron (ornate seat) · ar وِثَاب (ornate seat) · syc ܡܲܘܬ݁ܒ݂ܵܐ (third highest order of angel) · bg престо́л (ornate seat) · es trono (position) · it trono (third highest order of angel) · srn kownusturu (ornate seat) · ug تەخت (ornate seat) · kmr text (ornate seat) · el θρόνος (ornate seat) · myv инезем (ornate seat) · hy գահ (ornate seat) · pt sólio (ornate seat) · az taxt (ornate seat) · az övrəng (ornate seat) · vi ngai (ornate seat) · ast tronu (ornate seat) · nl troon (ornate seat) · tr taht (position) · fo tróna (ornate seat) · phn 𐤊𐤎𐤀 (ornate seat) · ja トイレ (lavatory or toilet) · ota تخت (ornate seat) · nb trone (ornate seat) · ja 座天使 (third highest order of angel) · kk тақ (ornate seat) · ast tronu (position) · cmn 王位 (ornate seat) · cmn 皇位 (ornate seat) · ky так (ornate seat) · km បល្លង្ក (ornate seat) · nb tronstol (ornate seat) · hi औरंग (ornate seat) · tt тәхет (ornate seat) · pl tron (third highest order of angel) · ang cynesetl (ornate seat) · cy gorsedd (ornate seat) · fa-ira اُوْرَنْگ (ornate seat) · mk трон (ornate seat) · uz podsholik (ornate seat) · fa-ira تَخْت (ornate seat) · ur تَخْت (ornate seat) · tg авранг (ornate seat) · et troon (ornate seat) · de Thron (ornate seat) · ur اَورَن٘گ (ornate seat) · egy st-t:O1 (ornate seat) · sh пре́сто̄ље (ornate seat) · ru стол (ornate seat) · fa-ira اَفْرَنْگ (ornate seat) · hu trónus (ornate seat) · grc θρόνος (ornate seat) · roa-opt trõo (ornate seat) · pl tron (ornate seat) · sh prijéstōlje (ornate seat) · la thronus (ornate seat) · ko 왕위 (position) · cu прѣстолъ (ornate seat) · he כִּיסֵּא מַלְכוּת (ornate seat) · he כֵּס (lavatory or toilet) · ar كُرْسِيّ (ornate seat) · uz taxt (ornate seat) · gd rìgh-chathair (ornate seat) · gu સિંહાસન (ornate seat) · uk трон (ornate seat) · fi asema (position) · ru трон (lavatory or toilet) · la thronus (third highest order of angel) · ja 便座 (lavatory or toilet) · ko 옥좌 (ornate seat) · ro scaun (ornate seat) · fi valtaistuin (lavatory or toilet) · arc-cpa ܟܘܪܣܝܐ (ornate seat) · mi torōna (ornate seat) · eu tronu (ornate seat) · es trono (ornate seat) · ru престо́л (position) · az tron (ornate seat) · ar تَخْت (ornate seat) · ar عَرْش (ornate seat) · id takhta (ornate seat) · ja 王座 (ornate seat) · gd rìgh-chathair (position) · tk tagt (ornate seat) · lt sostas (ornate seat) · ro tron (lavatory or toilet) · es solio (ornate seat) · tr taht (ornate seat) · ru трон (position) · hu trónszék (ornate seat) · ms singgahsana (ornate seat) · fr trône (lavatory or toilet) · hi राजगद्दी (ornate seat) · fi valtaistuin (position) · oc tron (ornate seat) · sh прије́сто̄ље (ornate seat) · pt trono (lavatory or toilet) · sw kiti cha enzi (ornate seat) · es trono (third highest order of angel) · fr trône (ornate seat) · la solium (position) · sv tronen (position) · be прасто́л (ornate seat) · th บัลลังก์ (ornate seat) · be паса́д (ornate seat) · syc ܟܘܼܪܣܝܵܐ (ornate seat) · he כֵּס (ornate seat) · hu trón (ornate seat) · ba тәхет (position) · ca tron (position) · otk 𐰋𐰇𐰓 (ornate seat) · ps پلاز (ornate seat) · ba тәхет (ornate seat) · my ပလ္လင် (ornate seat) · hi राजसिंहासन (ornate seat) · xpu 𐤊𐤎𐤀 (ornate seat) · it trono (lavatory or toilet) · bg трон (ornate seat) · cmn 王座 (ornate seat) · be трон (ornate seat) · vi ngai vàng (ornate seat) · sk trón (ornate seat) · cs trůn (ornate seat) · ja 便器 (lavatory or toilet) · ru трон (ornate seat) · sh trȏn (ornate seat) · ar سَرِير (ornate seat) · arc-bib כׇּרְסְיָא (ornate seat) · ne गडी (ornate seat) · nl troon (third highest order of angel) · cy teyrngadair (ornate seat) · bg трон (position) · lv tronis (ornate seat) · az taxt-tac (position) · bn সিংহাসন (ornate seat) · sv tron (third highest order of angel) · fi valtaistuin (third highest order of angel) · xal ширә (ornate seat) · lo ບັນລັງ (ornate seat) · syc ܒܹܝܡܵܐ (ornate seat) · ps تخت (ornate seat) · pl tron (lavatory or toilet) · ro scaun (lavatory or toilet) · sq fron (ornate seat) · arc-cpa ܡܝܬܘܒܝܬܐ (ornate seat) · ota كرسی (ornate seat) · lb Troun (ornate seat) · ko 왕좌 (ornate seat) · sl prestol (ornate seat) · hi तख़्त (ornate seat) · la solium (ornate seat) · got 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌻𐍃 (ornate seat) · lb Troun (position) · ja 玉座 (ornate seat) · sh тро̑н (ornate seat) · mn хаан ширээ (ornate seat) · hi सिंहासन (ornate seat) · da trone (ornate seat) · ca tron (third highest order of angel) · id singgasana (ornate seat) · pi pallaṅka (ornate seat) · pdt Troon (ornate seat) · ru престо́л (third highest order of angel) · fi valtaistuin (ornate seat) · ms takhta (ornate seat) · co tronu (ornate seat) · sh préstōlje (ornate seat) · mi ahurewa (ornate seat) · cy teyrngadeiriau (ornate seat) · hi तख्त (ornate seat) · alt ширее (ornate seat) · az tac-taxt (position) · otk 𐰈𐰼𐰏𐰃𐰤 (ornate seat) · yi טראָן (ornate seat) · pt trono (position) · gl trono (ornate seat) · ca tron (ornate seat) · am ዙፋን (ornate seat) · nl gemak (lavatory or toilet) · he כִּסֵּא הַכָּבוֹד (lavatory or toilet) · mn ширээ (ornate seat)