throne

Meaning

Noun

1. An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
2. Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch.
3. The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope.
4. A toilet.
5. A kind of stool used by drummers.
6. A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim.

Verb

1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
3. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.

Concepts

throne

crown

seat

stool

enthrone

can

crapper

pot

toilet

chair

kingship

royal treasures

commode

potty

gadi

nobleman’s seat

throne-hall

palace

king’s property

royal property

divan

gaddi

guddee

masnad

sovereign

see

lion-seat

royal seat

seat of honour

chair of state

administer

call the tune

cinch

command

control

dominate

govern

hold sway

manage

overarch

regulate

reign

rule

platform

kingdom

drum

bench

netty

bathroom

bog

john

lav

lavatory

loo

nettie

pisser

pissery

privy

rest room

restroom

washroom

raised platform

pulpit

Pronounced as (IPA)

[θɹəʊn]

Etymology

From Middle English trone, from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “chair, throne”). Superseded earlier seld (“seat, throne”).