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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.;
- Example: "the king sat on his throne"

2. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination;
[syn: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne]

3. 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;


VERB (2)

1. sit on the throne as a ruler;

2. put a monarch on the throne;
- Example: "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"
[syn: enthrone, throne]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Throne \Throne\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Throned; p. pr. & vb. n. Throning.] 1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt. [1913 Webster] True image of the Father, whether throned In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Throne \Throne\, v. i. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] The noble king is set up in his throne. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] High on a throne of royal state. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage. [1913 Webster] Only in the throne will I be greater than thou. --Gen. xli. 40. [1913 Webster] To mold a mighty state's decrees, And shape the whisper of the throne. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing. --Young. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

throne n 1: the chair of state for 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, throne] 3: 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 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, throne] [ant: dethrone]