CHAIR OF STATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chair of state" is a kind of...):

chair (a seat for one person, with a support for the back)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chair of state"):

throne (the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.)

Credits