throne

C2+ Topic:Energy & Industry

US /θroʊn/ UK /θrəʊn/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

1

noun
the ceremonial seat of a monarch; royal power itself

The young queen ascended the throne amid cheering crowds.

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1 noun · the ceremonial seat of a... seat chair crown sovereignty royalty

Word family

Derived forms enthrone dethrone

Related forms enthrone dethrone

Etymology

From Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos ('elevated seat, chair of state').

trone Old French thronus Latin thronos Ancient Greek

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# throne

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** θroʊn
**IPA (UK):** θrəʊn

## Meanings
1. the ceremonial seat of a monarch; royal power itself

## Examples
- The young queen ascended the throne amid cheering crowds.

## Synonyms
- seat
- chair
- crown
- sovereignty
- royalty

## Derived Forms
- enthrone
- dethrone

## Related Forms
- enthrone
- dethrone

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: trone
- Root: thronus
- Root: thronos

## Etymology
From Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos ('elevated seat, chair of state').

## AI Etymology
Throne is from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos ('elevated seat, chair of state'). Important recorded forms include trone (Old French), thronus (Latin), and thronos (Ancient Greek). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers the ceremonial seat of a monarch; royal power itself. The wider family includes derived forms such as enthrone and dethrone and related words such as enthrone and dethrone.

## Topics
- Energy & Industry

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