throne
- Noun. The ornate seat a king or queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.
- Noun. The formal position of a sovereign.
- Noun. (colloquial) The lavatory or toilet.
- Noun. (context, Biblical tradition) The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above dominions and below cherubim.
- Noun. (music) A type of stool used by drummers.
- Noun. (figuratively) The leadership.
- Verb. (transitive, archaic) To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
- Verb. (transitive, archaic) To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
- Verb. (intransitive, archaic) To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
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