ENTHRONE

v.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
v.

To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity. Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. Pope. It [mercy] is enthroned in the hearts of kings. Shak.

2.
v.

To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.


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