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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |