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throne

Pronunciation: /θrəʊn/

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Definition of throne

noun

a ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop, or similar figure: King Solomon’s great ivory throne [as modifier]:the throne room
(the throne) used to signify sovereign power:the heir to the throne
humorous a toilet.
(thrones) (in traditional Christian angelology) the third-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.