Throne (?), v. i. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be
placed as if upon a throne. Shak.
Throne , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Throned (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Throning.]
1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
Shak.
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.
Throne (?), n. [OE.
trone, F. trône, L. thronus, Gr. &?;; cf.
&?; a bench, &?; a footstool, &?; 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.
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. pl. A high order
of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.
Milton.
Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing.
Young.
Hear it pronounced