%throne%

n. [ Cf. F. détrônement. ] Deposal from a throne; deposition from regal power. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who dethrones. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To dethrone; to depose from sovereign authority. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. dis- + throne: cf. OF. desthroner, F. détroner. ] To dethrone. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. en- + throne: cf. OF. enthroner. Cf. Inthronize. ] 1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

It [ mercy ] is enthroned in the hearts of kings. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of enthroning, or state of being enthroned. [ Recent ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. Same as Enthrone. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A famous throne formerly of the kings of Delhi, India, but since 1739, when it was carried off by Nadir Shah, held by the shahs of Persia (now Iran); -- so called from its bearing a fully expanded peacock's tail done in gems. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. [ metonymically named after the throne on which he sat. ] The office or position of the Shah of Iran; as, to ascend the Peacock Throne. [ PJC ]

v. t. To enthrone again; to replace on a throne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A second enthroning. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Reenthrone. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]