throne

¹throne

noun \ˈthrōn\

Definition of THRONE

1

a : the chair of state of a sovereign or high dignitary (as a bishop) b : the seat of a deity

2

: royal power and dignity : sovereignty

3

plural : an order of angels — see celestial hierarchy

Examples of THRONE

1. The king sat on his throne.
2. He is next in line for the throne.
3. the heir to the throne

Origin of THRONE

Middle English trone, throne, from Anglo-French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos — more at firm

First Known Use: 13th century

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with THRONE

blown, bone, clone, cone, crone, drone, flown, groan, grown, hone, known, loan, lone, moan, Mon, none, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, Saône, scone, sone, stone, tone, zone