/θrəʊn/
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Translation
The special chair of a king or queen.
Word origin
From Greek thronos, a chair of state, which came into English through Latin thronus and Old French trone.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- thronos
Grammar
Gender
Pluralthrones
Examples
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A throne is the grand chair a king or queen sits on.
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"Come to the throne" means to become king or queen.
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Here "the throne" means the job of being king or queen.
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