thronethrone /θrəʊn $ θroʊn/ ●●○ noun 
He is next in line to the throne (=will become king when the present ruler dies). In 1913, George V was on the throne (=was ruling).
WORD ORIGINthrone
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronosEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- After he had gone his two sons asserted their right to the throne, and each tried to be made king.
- Charlemagne's stone throne in the Octagon at Aachen Cathedral.
- Oedipus of course resigned the throne.
- On our retreat in the last year of school, a visiting priest talked to us from Sister Superior's throne.
- Or any other pretenders to the throne.
- The Church took the lead in rallying the forces which drove out the poles and established the Romanovs on the throne.
- When Charles I came to the throne, Calvert resigned, but he did not lose favor.
WORD SETS
antique, nounarm, nounarmchair, nounback, nounbeanbag, nounbed, nounbedhead, nounbedpost, nounbedstead, nounbookcase, nounbookshelf, nounbuffet, nounbunk, nounbureau, nouncanopy, nouncard table, nouncarrycot, nouncart, nouncatchall, nounchair, nounchaise longue, nounchesterfield, nounchest of drawers, nouncoat rack, nouncoatstand, nouncoffee table, nouncommode, nouncot, nouncouch, nouncounter, nouncupboard, noundeckchair, noundesk, noundining table, noundivan, noundouble bed, noundrawer, noundresser, noundustsheet, nouneasy chair, nounescritoire, nounfireguard, nounfirescreen, nounfitment, nounfitted, adjectivefloor lamp, nounfoldaway, adjectivefolding, adjectivefootrest, nounfootstool, nounfour-poster bed, nounfuton, nounGeorgian, adjectivegramophone, noungrandfather clock, noungrate, nounhat stand, nounheadboard, nounheadrest, nounhighboy, nounhighchair, nounhorsehair, nounhot tub, nounhutch, nounJacuzzi, nounlamp, nounlampshade, nounlawn chair, nounleg, nounlooking glass, nounlove seat, nounmattress, nounnightlight, nounnightstand, nounoccasional table, nounottoman, nounpadded, adjectivepedestal, nounpouffe, nounradiogram, nounrocker, nounrocking chair, nounrococo, adjectiveseat, nounsettee, nounshelf, nounshelving, nounsideboard, nounslipcover, nounsofa, nounsofa bed, nounsprung, adjectivestand, nounstandard lamp, nounstool, nounstuffing, nounsuite, nounswivel chair, nountable, nountallboy, nountea chest, nounthree-piece suite, nounthrone, nountwin bed, noununit, nounupholster, verbupholstery, nounveneer, nounveneered, adjectivewardrobe, nounwashstand, nounwaterbed, nounWelsh dresser, nounwindow seat, nounwork-surface, nounwriting desk, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He is next in line to the throne (=will become king when the present ruler dies). In 1913, George V was on the throne (=was ruling).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The king was forced to abdicate the throne.
He is next in line to the throne (=will become king when the present ruler dies). In 1913, George V was on the throne (=was ruling). The king was forced to abdicate the throne. (=the act of becoming king, queen, president etc)
(=the person who will become king or queen)
(=to be the next king or queen after someone else) Who will succeed him to the throne?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE Who will succeed him to the throne?· Who would rise to claim the Imperial throne?
NOUN· Joseph looked wildly round the throne room, expecting to see the emperor and the Resident Superior bolting for cover.· When I met Francis on the first occasion in that throne room, life had not turned sour for him.· She had first seen it on one of the standards fluttering in the throne room.· The heat in the throne room was building up.· The major ran through the front door of the Palace, heading for the throne room.
VERB· Romero reportedly has abdicated his throne, which could give Johnson his opportunity at last.
· He acceded to the throne of Hanover upon his father's death, 18 November 1851.
· The original sovereign continued to be struck until 1603, when James I ascended the throne, but was revived in 1817.· Start there, with Caliban ascending the throne.· For a number of years after he ascended the throne he remained highly deferential to gentry concerns.· Primarily, however, her antics seem playful, befitting a king who ascended the throne at age 10.· He acquired it partly by accident, for war was near when he ascended the throne.
· He was young, only ten years old, when he came to the throne.· When Charles I came to the throne, Calvert resigned, but he did not lose favor.· She came to the throne after a decade of war and rationing.
· Given the apparent strength of Gloucester's position, it is difficult to argue that he was panicked into seizing the throne.
· She sat as if on a throne: her dark eyes glowed.· He sat on a throne outside the lion exhibit and wore an incongruous plastic gold crown.· Skarsnik sat upon his iron throne and waited.· Who was green and sat on the throne?
· This, then, was the situation when Mary succeeded to the throne, and the rival factions lined up.· Wenceslaus' son succeeded to the throne.· When he succeeded to the throne in 1625, Buckingham became his chief minister.
· From this point contemporaries recognized that Richard was moving to take the throne.· Crown Prince Abdullah became the heir-apparent after King Fahd took the throne in 1982.· When the Empress Irene took the Eastern throne, Rome refused to recognise her authority.· The Umayyads were finally overthrown and the first Abbasid, Abul-Abbas, took the throne.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be first/second/next etc in line to the throne► the power behind the throne► restore somebody to power/the throne
1[countable] a special chair used by a king or queen at important ceremonies2the throne the position and power of being a king or queen: - For a number of years after he ascended the throne he remained highly deferential to gentry concerns.
- He acquired it partly by accident, for war was near when he ascended the throne.
- Primarily, however, her antics seem playful, befitting a king who ascended the throne at age 10.
- Start there, with Caliban ascending the throne.
- The original sovereign continued to be struck until 1603, when James I ascended the throne, but was revived in 1817.
He is next in line to the throne (=will become king when the present ruler dies). In 1913, George V was on the throne (=was ruling).