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throne
noun
a
large
,
beautifully
decorated
chair
that
a
king
,
queen
,
or
other
ruler
sits
on
during
important
ceremonies
•
Guards
stood
on
either
side
as
the
young
king
took
his
seat
on
the
throne
.
Guards
stood
on
either
side
as
the
young
king
took
his
seat
on
the
throne
.
•
The
golden
throne
sparkled
under
the
palace
lights
during
the
coronation
.
The
golden
throne
sparkled
under
the
palace
lights
during
the
coronation
.
From
Old
English
thróna
,
borrowed
from
Old
Norse
thrón
‘
seat
’
and
influenced
by
Latin
thronus
,
ultimately
from
Ancient
Greek
thrónos
‘
seat
,
chair
’.
noun
the
position
and
power
of
being
a
king
or
queen
•
Elizabeth
II
ascended
the
throne
in
1952
.
Elizabeth
II
ascended
the
throne
in
1952
.
•
Many
princes
competed
for
the
throne
after
the
emperor
died
.
Many
princes
competed
for
the
throne
after
the
emperor
died
.
Extended
from
the
concrete
throne
(
the
seat
)
to
the
abstract
sense
of
royal
authority
in
Middle
English
.
noun
a
toilet
,
especially
when
humorously
compared
to
a
king
’
s
seat
•
After
the
long
road
trip
,
he
rushed
to
the
throne
for
some
relief
.
After
the
long
road
trip
,
he
rushed
to
the
throne
for
some
relief
.
•
She
laughed
,
saying
she
did
her
best
thinking
on
the
throne
.
She
laughed
,
saying
she
did
her
best
thinking
on
the
throne
.
Playful
comparison
of
the
toilet
seat
to
a
royal
throne
,
first
recorded
in
American
slang
in
the
early
1900s
.
verb
-
throne
,
throning
,
thrones
,
throned
to
seat
someone
on
a
throne
as
king
or
queen
;
to
crown
or
enthrone
•
The
nobles
gathered
to
throne
the
victorious
warrior
.
The
nobles
gathered
to
throne
the
victorious
warrior
.
•
Legends
say
the
goddess
herself
throned
the
first
king
.
Legends
say
the
goddess
herself
throned
the
first
king
.
Back-formation
from
the
noun
,
first
appearing
in
Middle
English
meaning
‘
to
place
on
a
throne
’.
