throne
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,232 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,826 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc. the king sat on his throne
- a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination also: toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty
- the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions
verb
- sit on the throne as a ruler
- put a monarch on the throne also: enthrone The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago
throne in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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There she found a throne prepared for her.
Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1
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How came the house of Hanover upon the throne?
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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On the tallest of the rocks sat the giant as on a throne.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The Queen, a very beautiful young woman, wearing a wonderful lantern crown, sat on an ebony throne.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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If the House of York succeeds in establishing itself firmly on the throne, my estates will be forfeited.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1