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throne room

throne room

7 4.6
A large formal room in a palace where a king or queen sits for ceremonies
  • noun
translation icon : salón del trono
  • The king addressed the gathered nobles in the throne room, where important decisions were made.
  • door to the throne room
  • throne room of the emperor
  • throne room of Buckingham Palace

Interior King's Palace Throne Room Day Shane is being brought into the throne room, surrounded by guards.

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Examples

  • For instance, this lion sculpture was found in the throne room of Mashhata, a palace of the Umayyad Caliphate in present day Jordan.

  • My niece awaits your presence in the throne room.

    King David (1985)

  • I guess it was the throne room of the king.

    Finger of God 2 (2018)

  • Tomorrow, at last, my army will march into the throne room.

    Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)

  • Where is the throne room?

    Solomon Kane (2009)

  • Your father wants to see you and your brothers down in the throne room.

    Little Nicky (2000)

  • I summoned you yesterday... to an audience in my throne room.

    Cleopatra (1963)

  • Then one day, the Sultan summons me into his throne room.

    Seabiscuit (2003)

  • Louis glances at the throne room, the increasing number of Cardinals' Guards on duty.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Her Majesty's temporary throne room... - is in the huge withdrawing room.

    Yellowbeard (1983)

Synonyms

presence chamber
vsthrone room
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A room in a palace where a king or queen receives guests

focuses on the monarch seated on a raised seat and formal ceremonies

How Regal

throne room
7 4.6
stateroom
16 5.8
drawing room
  • Archaic
20 4.2
sitting room
  • UK
20 1.6

Surface Forms

throne room singular
throne rooms plural

Morphology

throne + room

The meaning 'a large formal room where a monarch sits on a throne' is directly derivable from combining 'throne' (a monarch's decorated chair) with 'room' (an indoor space): it denotes the room containing the throne. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common and mirrored across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Throne room comes from a simple, literal picture: a king or queen sitting on a throne in an important room of the palace. So, because kings and queens used that room to 'hold ceremonies' and 'meet visitors', the phrase now means the large, formal room for official events.