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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Throne \Throne\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Throned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Throning}.]
   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 \Throne\, v. i.
   To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a
   throne. --Shak.

Throne \Throne\, n. [OE. trone, F. tr[^o]ne, L. thronus, Gr. ?;
   cf. ? a bench, ? a footstool, ? to set one's self, to sit,
   Skr. dhara[.n]a supporting, dh[.r] 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.

            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.

Source : WordNet®

throne
     n 1: the chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat
          on his throne"
     2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet},
         {can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}]
     3: the position and power of one who occupies a throne
     v 1: sit on the throne as a ruler
     2: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more
        than 50 years ago" [syn: {enthrone}] [ant: {dethrone}]
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