throne
An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
Other meanings
Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch.
The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope.
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "θρόνος" (a seat, chair).
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This definition is adapted from “throne” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.