1. The chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
   "the king sat on his throne"
    
2. 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
   "The prince was next in line for the throne"
    
3. [informal] A plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
   "The old house still had its original throne in the bathroom";
   - toilet, can [N. Amer, informal], commode [N. Amer], pot [informal], potty [informal], stool [archaic], loo [Brit, informal]

1. Put a monarch on the throne
   "They throned the rightful heir after the revolution";
   - enthrone
    
2. Sit on the throne as a ruler
   "The new king was throned in a lavish ceremony"

Sounds like: threw, throughthrone

Derived forms: throning, thrones, throned

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

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

Encyclopedia: Throne, Mary