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Share: Cite / link: throne  (thrn) n. 1. A chair occupied by an exalted personage, such as a sovereign or bishop, on state or ceremonial occasions, often situated on a dais and sometimes having a canopy and ornate decoration. 2. a. A personage who occupies a throne. b. The power, dignity, or rank of such a personage; sovereignty. 3. thrones Christianity The third of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology. tr. & intr.v. throned, thron·ing, thrones To install in or occupy a throne. [Middle English, alteration of trone, from Old French, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos; see dher- in Indo-European roots.] throne (θrəʊn) n 1. (Furniture) the ceremonial seat occupied by a monarch, bishop, etc on occasions of state 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the power, duties, or rank ascribed to a royal person 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person holding royal rank 4. (Theology) (plural; often capital) the third of the nine orders into which the angels are traditionally divided in medieval angelology vb 5. to place or be placed on a throne [C13: from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos throne] ˈthroneless adj end quote from: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/throne