The oversized, bejeweled chair on which a king or queen sits is called a throne.
A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.
Noun
the position and power of one who occupies a throne
Noun
the chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne"
Noun
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
Verb
put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"
Verb
sit on the throne as a ruler
n.
A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the
seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.
n.
Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who
occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted
or dignified personage.
n.
A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a
meaning given by the schoolmen.
v. t.
To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
v. t.
To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or
dominion to; to exalt.
v. i.
To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon
a throne.
Throne
The noble king is set up in his throne.
High on a throne of royal state.2.
Only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
To mold a mighty state's decrees, And shape the whisper of the throne.3.
Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing.
Throne
True image of the Father, whether throned In the bosom of bliss, and light of light.
Throne
A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.
To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
Usage Examples
Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.
I did a play called Throne of Straw when I was 11, at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. It became really clear to me at that point that I enjoyed acting more than any other experience I was having.
A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.
It's not like I'm this glamour diva who hands everything over and I just sit on my throne at home.
The day of the sun is like the day of a king. It is a promenade in the morning, a sitting on the throne at noon, a pageant in the evening.
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Other Usage ExamplesThis has always been the way of presidential politics. The president rises above the fray while his surrogates go on the attack. They throw the spears and fling the mud he sits upon the throne.
We read too much Shakespeare at school, and view our parliamentary politics as dynastic drama, in which an impatient crown prince frets at his long subordination and begins to scheme for the throne he knows he merits, was promised and has earned.
A true king is neither husband nor father he considers his throne and nothing else.
Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne.
Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong forever on the throne.
Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne for her.
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