throne

Noun

1. An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
2. (figuratively) 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. (euphemistic) 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. (archaic, transitive) To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
2. (archaic, transitive) To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
3. (archaic, intransitive) To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.

Pronounced as (IPA)

[θɹəʊn]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: trone

In summary

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 Superseded earlier seld (“seat, throne”).

Synonyms

crown

👑

seat

💺

toilet

🚽

can

stool

pot

enthrone

crapper

chair

🪑

royal treasures

commode

kingship

potty

lavatory

loo

manage

overarch

palace

pisser

platform

privy

pulpit

regulate

reign

restroom

🚻

rest room

rule

see

👀

sovereign

washroom

chair of state

gaddi

hold sway

john

call the tune

seat of honour

nobleman’s seat

netty

gadi

royal seat

king’s property

royal property

throne-hall

guddee

masnad

raised platform

lion-seat

pissery

administer

nettie

Translations

trône

Thron

trono

trono

tron

trono

troon

tron

θρόνος

taht

thronus

sedes

عرش

كُرْسِيّ

soglio