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1. The chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
   "the king sat on his throne"
    
2. A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
   - toilet, can [N. Amer], commode, pot, potty, stool
    
3. The position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions

1. Sit on the throne as a ruler
    
2. Put a monarch on the throne
   "The Queen was throned more than 50 years ago"
   - enthrone

Sounds like: thrown

Derived forms: thrones, throned, throning

Type of: berth, billet, chair of state, enthrone, govern, invest, office, place, plumbing fixture, position, post, rule, situation, spot, vest

Part of: bath, bathroom, bog [Brit], can [N. Amer], closet [archaic], john, lav, lavatory, loo [Brit], toilet, W.C. [Brit], water closet [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Throne