Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In a royal palace, the chief audience-room where the throne is placed.
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- adjective Attributive form of
throne room , noun.
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Examples
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The throne-room itself was smoke-stained and bore the muddy footprints of looters.
Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010
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Every iconoclast is a rabble-rouser, a prophet handing torches to the mob and leading them to storm the temples, smash the graven images, and burn the throne-room to the ground.
Archive 2006-09-01 Hal Duncan 2006
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Every iconoclast is a rabble-rouser, a prophet handing torches to the mob and leading them to storm the temples, smash the graven images, and burn the throne-room to the ground.
The Sacred Domain Hal Duncan 2006
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He nodded towards the throne-room doors which had just opened.
Black Butterfly Mark Gatiss 2008
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The throne-room is immense, with marble columns down each side — all the men arranged on one side and all the women on the other, and the new presentations with their ambassadors and ambassadresses nearest the throne.
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And so, bowing and smirking, Gruffanuff went in and took her place behind her Royal Master and Mistress, who were in the throne-room, awaiting the Prince of Crim Tartary.
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He strode out into the throne-room, baffled, and then, struck by a sudden thought, stepped behind the throne and peered into the alcove.
The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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The light flooded the throne-room and seeped into the chambers immediately adjoining.
The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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He went forth into the great throne-room and laid his hands on the throne.
The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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And presently only Tecuhltli and their white-skinned allies stood upright in the great throne-room.
The Conquering Sword Of Conan Howard, Robert E. 2005
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