n. [ OE. trone, F. trône, L. thronus, Gr. &unr_;; cf. &unr_; a bench, &unr_; a footstool, &unr_; to set one's self, to sit, Skr. dhara&nsdot_;a supporting, dh&rsdot_; to hold fast, carry, and E. firm, a. ] 1. A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary. [ 1913 Webster ]

The noble king is set up in his throne. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

High on a throne of royal state. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Only in the throne will I be greater than thou. Gen. xli. 40. [ 1913 Webster ]

To mold a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper of the throne. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Throned p. pr. & vb. n. Throning. ] 1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt. [ 1913 Webster ]

True image of the Father, whether throned
In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having no throne. [ 1913 Webster ]