0 the ceremonial chair of a king, queen etc, pope or bishop -- trůn
The chairs were designed to be used as thrones for the Spanish King or Queen.
He swore allegiance to the throne.
In combination with the legal mechanisms examined above, they made compatible the monarch's authority on his throne and the husband's patriarchy at home.
After learning the sciences, young princes were 'tested' in the company of women before they assumed the throne.
A usurper is climbing the steps to the throne, and he promises changes.
A crucial aspect was the procedure adopted in the throne's decisionmaking.
Above all, before, during, and after the war he acted with foremost concern to preserve a political order centered on the throne (the kokutai).
Yet, the composite throne had not ended accordingly.
Reckless self-expression is here coterminous not just with the surrender of the throne, but with spiritual death.
Centuries of tradition dictated that a new monarch would assume the vacant throne, just as centuries of tradition would dictate the limits of his rule.
