1 [C] a special chair used by a king or queen to sit on at ceremonies
2 (the throne) [sing.] the position of being a king or queen:
Queen Elizabeth came / succeeded to the throne in 1952. * when Henry VIII was on the throne (= was king) * Prince Charles is next in line to the British throne.
IDIOMS see POWERn.
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