Etymology · Middle English
trone
2 English words descend from Middle English trone, most common first.
- throneAn impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions.
- troneA type of steelyard (weighing machine) for heavy wares, such as wool, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar.