Throne (?), n. [OE. trone, F. trône, L. thronus, Gr. &unr_;; cf. &unr_; a bench, &unr_; a footstool, &unr_; to set one's self, to sit, Skr. dhara&nsdot_;a supporting, dh&rsdot_; 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.
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The noble king is set up in his throne. Chaucer.
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High on a throne of royal state. Milton.
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2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
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Only in the throne will I be greater than thou. Gen. xli. 40.
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To mold a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper of the throne. Tennyson.
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3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen. Milton.
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Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing. Young.
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Throne (?), v. i. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. Shak.
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