Hypertext Webster Gateway: "throne"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Throne
(Heb. kiss'e), a royal chair or seat of dignity (Deut. 17:18; 2
Sam. 7:13; Ps. 45:6); an elevated seat with a canopy and
hangings, which cover it. It denotes the seat of the high priest
in 1 Sam. 1:9; 4:13, and of a provincial governor in Neh. 3:7
and Ps. 122:5. The throne of Solomon is described at length in 1
Kings 10:18-20.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Throne \Throne\, v. i.
To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a
throne. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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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