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 ] | 
