trone

Forms of trone

Origin of trone

From Middle English trone (“a wooden beam or post used in public weighing, scale, balance”), from Anglo-Norman trone, tron (whence also Anglo-Latin trona), from Old Norse trönur (“a frame or framework on which trunks of trees are laid to be cut by the saw”), plural of trana, trani (“trunk, snout, name of a ship or sword”, literally “crane”). Cognate with Danish trane (“crane”).

Words formed from trone

• tronage
• trone stone

Phrases with trone

• trone stones

Words that rhyme with trone

• zone
• tone
• tyrone
• bone
• cone
• own
• stone
• drone
• Malone
• blown
• lone
• alone

Questions about trone

What does trone mean?

Trone means a type of steelyard (weighing machine) for heavy wares, such as wool, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar.

What part of speech is trone?

Trone can be a noun or a proper noun.

How do you pronounce trone?

Trone is pronounced /tɹəʊn/.

What is the plural of trone?

The plural of trone is trones.