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1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity. "Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned." (Pope) "It [mercy] is enthroned in the hearts of kings." (Shak)
2. To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.
Origin: Pref. En- + throne: cf. OF. Enthroner. Cf. Inthronize.
(01 Mar 1998)
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