单词 | throne |
释义 | throne —throneless, adj. /throhn/, n. , v. , throned, throning. n. 1. the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy. 2. the office or dignity of a sovereign: He came to the throne by succession. 3. the occupant of a throne; sovereign. 4. sovereign power or authority: to address one's pleas to the throne. 5. an episcopal office or authority: the diocesan throne. 6. See mourner's bench. 7. thrones, an order of angels. Cf. angel (def. 1). 8. Facetious. a toilet. v.t. , v.i. 9. to sit on or as on a throne. [1175-1225; ME < L thronus < Gk thrónos high seat; r. ME trone < OF < L, as above] |
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