trone
English
Etymology 2
From Middle English trone (“balance”), from Anglo-Norman trone, tron, from Late Latin trona, from Latin trutina (“a balance”).
Noun
trone (plural trones)
- (Britain, dialectal) A steelyard.
- (Britain, dialectal, Scotland, obsolete) A form of weighing machine for heavy wares, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for trone in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Danish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “seat, throne”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /troːnə/, [ˈtˢʁ̥oːnə]
Inflection
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French trone, trosne, from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrɔːn(ə)/, /ˈtroːn(ə)/
Noun
trone (plural trones) (rare)
- A throne; a royal or regal seat or chair:
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Apocalips 4:4”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- And in the cumpas of the ſeete weren foure and twenti ſmale ſeetis; and aboue the troones foure and twenti eldre men ſittinge, hilid aboute with whijt clothis, and in the heedis of hem goldun corouns.
- And around the perimeter of the seat there were twenty-four small seats, and on those seats twenty-four elders sat, wearing white clothing and having golden crowns on their heads.
- A throne which signifies the might and potency of a monarch.
- A throne which signifies the might and potency of a deity.
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Apocalips 4:5”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- And leitis, and voices, and thundringis camen out of the trone; and ſeuene laumpis brennynge bifore the trone, whiche ben the ſeuene ſpiritis of God.
- And lightning, sounds, and thunder came out of the throne, and seven lamps were burning in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.
- (rare) A throne which signifies the authority of a cleric.
- One's spot, stead or place in heaven.
- One of several ranks of angels, being above "dominions" and below "cherubim".
Related terms
References
- “trōne, n.(2).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-19.
Etymology 2
From Anglo-Norman trone, tron, from Late Latin trona, from Latin trutina (“balance”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrɔn(ə)/, /ˈtrɔːn(ə)/
Noun
trone (plural tronys) (rare)
- A set of scales or balance; a machine used to weigh.
- The location of weighing equipment used as a place to humiliate criminals.
- One of the planks used to make the Holy Cross.
References
- “trō̆n(e, n.(1).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-19.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “chair”, “throne”).
Noun
trone f or m (definite singular trona or tronen, indefinite plural troner, definite plural tronene)
Derived terms
Verb
trone (imperative tron, present tense troner, simple past and past participle trona or tronet)
- To sit in a manner which commands obedience; to sit in a dominating way (as if on a throne).
Synonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “chair, throne”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²truːnə/
Old French
Etymology
From Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “chair”, “throne”).
Descendants
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (trone, supplement)