throne C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /θroʊn/ UK /θrəʊn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the ceremonial seat of a monarch; royal power itself The young queen ascended the throne amid cheering crowds. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the ceremonial seat of a... seatchaircrownsovereigntyroyalty Word family Derived forms enthronedethrone Related forms enthronedethrone Etymology AI details From Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos ('elevated seat, chair of state'). trone Old French thronus Latin thronos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # throne **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **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 - General Vocabulary markdown