throne room

noun

: a formal audience room containing the throne of a sovereign

Examples of throne room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The park’s Cinderella Castle may look like the one at Disney World, but guests can walk right through its upper chambers into Cinderella’s Fairy Tale Hall and throne room. Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024 Sets are opulent and rich with detail, including the ruling emperor Shaddam IV’s (José Ferrer) throne room with gold-pipe organlike features adorning the walls. Jill Krajewski, Vulture, 29 Feb. 2024 Image: Lego Lego has added in a bunch of other details Lord of the Rings fans will appreciate, from a throne room and dining hall for orcs to a lava pit with a skeleton cage. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 1 June 2024 The sequence was shot on the Red Keep throne room set over three hours with Considine, Alcock, Frankel, McTavish, and the actors portraying the other knights of the Kingsguard. Nick Romano, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for throne room 

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Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of throne room was in 1787

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“Throne room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throne%20room. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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