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chair of state

chair of state noun: a chair reserved for a monarch or other person in authority, often with a canopy hung over it.

Noun

chair of state (plural chairs of state)

  1. A chair reserved for a monarch or other person in authority, often with a canopy hung over it.
    • And Paule saieth, that Antichrist in time to come, should set his chaire of state in the temple of God.1562, John Jewel, An Apologie, or Aunswer in Defence of the Church of England, page 35
    • Each Master of the Family, if he be rich, hath his chair of state, wherein he sits like a Prince, to shew that they were now redeemed from the bondage of Egypt.1655, Alexander Ross, Pansebeia, or, A View of All Religions in the World, section 1, page 36
    Synonyms:
    state, throne

Examples of chair of state in a sentence

  • […] he sent them a herald; whom Aske, their leader, received with great ceremony; he himself sitting in a chair of state, with the archbishop of York on one hand, and lord Darcy on the other.1759, David Hume, The History of England, volume 1:
  • Although he had no reason to doubt that President Lincoln was as good a man as ever sat in the chair of state, he had little hope of his accomplishing much.1862, Richard Francis Burton, chapter 6, in The City of the Saints, and Across the Rocky Mountains to California, page 306:
  • The first of the steps was very wide and on it were three chairs—the King’s chair of state in the centre, and on either side chairs in which the Resident and the Alaiye’s consort would presently sit.1973, T. M. Aluko, chapter 1, in His Worshipful Majesty, page 2:

Synonyms of chair of state

Forms of chair of state

pluralchairs of state

Questions about chair of state

What does chair of state mean?
Chair of state means a chair reserved for a monarch or other person in authority, often with a canopy hung over it.
How do you use chair of state in a sentence?
[…] he sent them a herald; whom Aske, their leader, received with great ceremony; he himself sitting in a chair of state, with the archbishop of York on one hand, and lord Darcy on the other.
What part of speech is chair of state?
Chair of state is a noun.
What is the plural of chair of state?
The plural of chair of state is chairs of state.

Words near chair of state in the dictionary

  1. chair force
  2. chair lift
  3. chair lifts
  4. chair mat
  5. chair mats
  6. chair of state
  7. chair organ
  8. chair organs
  9. chair plug
  10. chair plugs
  11. chair rail

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