Throne

Definition of Throne

n.	1.	A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary. The noble king is set up in his throne. - Chaucer. High on a throne of royal state. - Milton.
	2.	Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage. Only in the throne will I be greater than thou. - Gen. xli. 40. To mold a mighty state's decrees, And shape the whisper of the throne. - Tennyson.
	3.	A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; - a meaning given by the schoolmen. Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing. - Young.
v. t.	1.	To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. [imp. & p. p. Throned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Throning.]
	2.	To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt. True image of the Father, whether throned In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. - Milton.
v. i.	1.	To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.

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