throne

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A chair occupied, as by a monarch or prelate, as a mark of rank or distinction on state or ceremonial occasions, often situated on a dais and sometimes having a canopy and ornate decoration.
• noun One who occupies a throne.
• noun The power, dignity, or rank of one who occupies a throne.
• noun Christianity The third of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
• transitive & intransitive verb To install in or occupy a throne.

from The Century Dictionary.

• To set on a throne; enthrone.
• To set as on a throne; set in an exalted position; exalt.
• To sit on a throne; sit in state as a sovereign.
• noun A chair of state; a seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on occasions of state.
• noun Sovereign power and dignity: also, the wielder of that power; also, episcopal authority or rank: often with the definite article.
• noun plural The third order of angels in the first triad of the celestial hierarchy. See celestial hierarchy, under hierarchy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• intransitive verb To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
• noun A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.
• noun Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
• noun A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.
• transitive verb To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
• transitive verb To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun The ornate seat a king or queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.
• noun The formal position of a sovereign.
• noun colloquial The lavatory or toilet.
• noun Biblical tradition The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above dominions and below cherubim.
• noun music A type of stool used by drummers.
• noun figuratively The leadership.
• verb transitive, archaic To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
• verb transitive, archaic To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
• verb intransitive, archaic To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
• verb put a monarch on the throne
• noun a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
• verb sit on the throne as a ruler
• noun 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