1. [n]  the position and power of one who occupies a throne
2. [n]  the chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne"
3. [n]  a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
4. [v]  put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"
5. [v]  sit on the throne as a ruler

1. \Throne\, n. [OE. trone, F. tr[^o]ne, L. thronus, Gr. ?;
   cf. ? a bench, ? a footstool, ? to set one's self, to sit,
   Skr. dhara[.n]a supporting, dh[.r] to hold fast, carry, and
   E. firm, a.]
   1. A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the
      seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.
            The noble king is set up in his throne. --Chaucer.
            High on a throne of royal state.      --Milton.
   2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who
      occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign
      authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
            Only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
                                                  --Gen. xli.
                                                  40.
            To mold a mighty state's decrees, And shape the
            whisper of the throne.                --Tennyson.
   3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; --
      a meaning given by the schoolmen. --Milton.
            Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing.
                                                  --Young.
   

2. \Throne\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Throned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Throning}.]
   1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. --Shak.
   2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or
      dominion to; to exalt.
            True image of the Father, whether throned In the
            bosom of bliss, and light of light.   --Milton.
   

3. \Throne\, v. i.
   To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a
   throne. --Shak.
   

(Heb. kiss'e), a royal chair or seat of dignity (Deut. 17:18; 2 Sam. 7:13; Ps. 45:6); an elevated seat with a canopy and hangings, which cover it. It denotes the seat of the high priest in 1 Sam. 1:9; 4:13, and of a provincial governor in Neh. 3:7 and Ps. 122:5. The throne of Solomon is described at length in 1 Kings 10:18-20.