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. ]
The noble king is set up in his throne. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
High on a throne of royal state. Milton. [ 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 ]
Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
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 ]