throne
//θɹəʊ̯n//
Forms
- Plural
- thrones
Definitions
1.Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch.
- The prince's newborn baby is fifth in line to the throne.
- Queen Victoria sat upon the throne of England for 63 years.
2.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.
3.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.
4.An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
- Before daylight, when the dragon flew home to sleep, he had burned up the hall and even the throne of the Geatish king.
- He approached the throne reverently.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4870
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
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Superseded earlier seld (“seat, throne”).