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What does throne mean?

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Noun
  1. An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
  2. The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese.
  3. (humorous) Other seats, particularly:
    1. (euphemistic) A seat used for urination or defecation, such as a chamber pot, toilet, or the seat of an outhouse.
    2. (music) A kind of stool used by drummers.
  4. (figuratively) Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch.
  5. (Christianity) A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim.
Verb
  1. (transitive, archaic) To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
  3. (intransitive, archaic) To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
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