throne

US /θron/

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UK /θrəʊn/

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits

Simba is the new heir of the throne

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Royal power; sovereignty.

He ascended to the throne after his father's death.

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A position of power or authority.

She has been on the throne of the music industry for years.

v.t.Transitive VerbTo place on a throne; to enthrone.

The new king was throned in a lavish ceremony.

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after the Normans had successfully invaded England, and taken the throne, they decided to invade Ireland.
after the Normans had successfully invaded England, and taken the throne, they decided to invade Ireland.
After Henry VIII’s death in 1547, his Protestant-raised 9-year-old son Edward VI ascended to the throne,
After Henry VIII’s death in 1547, his Protestant-raised 9-year-old son Edward VI ascended to the throne,

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when Süleyman acceded to the throne of the death of his father,
when Süleyman acceded to the throne of the death of his father,
Süleyman was 26 when he took the throne,
Süleyman was 26 when he took the throne,

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"You sit on what is essentially a mini-throne, and a combination of infrared and mugwort steam cleanses your uterus."
"You sit on what is essentially a mini-throne, and a combination of infrared and mugwort steam cleanses your uterus."

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preserve your throne.
preserve your throne.
will be your chief weapon by which you attain power to the throne.
will be your chief weapon by which you attain power to the throne.

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she was thrust in direct line to the throne when her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated and her father inherited the throne.
she was thrust in direct line to the throne when her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated and her father inherited the throne.
- When her father died in 1952, the Queen ascended to the throne at the age of 25. - He places it upon the Queen's head, then removes his hands.
- When her father died in 1952, the Queen ascended to the throne at the age of 25. - He places it upon the Queen's head, then removes his hands.

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The most common answer I've found is, "Oh, the Emperor is just a figurehead, so the powerful people thought, 'We may as well let them sit on the throne, what's the harm?'"
The most common answer I've found is, "Oh, the Emperor is just a figurehead, so the powerful people thought, 'We may as well let them sit on the throne, what's the harm?'"
people thought, “We may as well let them sit on the throne, what’s the harm?”
people thought, “We may as well let them sit on the throne, what’s the harm?”