thronelet
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[edit]thronelet (plural thronelets)
- The throne of a small kingdom or principality.
- 1893, Alexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet, Romances: La dame de Monsoreau, page 473:
- I have been told that many people have coveted the poor little thronelet of Navarre.
- A small throne.
- 1984, Larry Gelbart: Seminars at the Museum of Broadcasting, page 14:
- It was just Sid and me sitting there, he on his throne and me on my thronelet.
- 2012, Ankaret Wells, Firebrand:
- He reaches for a sword that is slung, still in its scabbard and belt, over the back of the thronelet.
- 2017, Andrea Camilleri, The Revolution of the Moon:
- Before replying. the prince slowly climbed the three stairs and tried to sit down on the thronelet left vacant by the dead viceroy.