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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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Throne \Throne\, v. i. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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)
 

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