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9 words match “TRONE”

TRONE n. 2 definitions
A throne. [Obs.] Chaucer.
TRONE; TRONES n. 2 definitions
xtremities, and supported by a wooden pillar. It is now mostly disused. [Scot.] Jamieson. Trone stone, a weight equivalent to nineteen and a half pounds. [Scot.] -- Trone weight, a weight formerly used in Scotland, in which a pound varied from 21 to 28 ounces avoirdupois.
PATRONESS n.
A female patron or helper. Spenser. Night, best patroness of grief. Milton.
PETRONEL n.
A sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century.
ULTRONEOUS a.
Spontaneous; voluntary. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. -- Ul*tro"ne*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Ul*tro"ne*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]
FAUTRESS n.
A patroness. [Obs.] Chapman.
SUPPORTRESS n.
A female supporter. [R.] You are my gracious patroness and supportress. Massinger.
THEMIS n.
The goddess of law and order; the patroness of existing rights.
TRON n.
See 3d Trone, 2. [Obs. or Scott.]