Throne



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 宝座;王位
• ［英］ n. 宝座 ( the ceremonial chair of a king, queen or bishop) ; 王位 ( the rank of a king or queen)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English trone, throne, from Anglo-French trone, from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos — more at firm
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. the chair of state of a sovereign or high dignitary (as a bishop)
  • b. the seat of a deity
• 2. royal power and dignity ; sovereignty
• 3. plural an order of angels — see celestial hierarchy

II. verb (throned; throning)

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to seat on a throne
  • 2. to invest with kingly rank or power
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to sit on a throne
  • 2. to hold kingly power

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