trône
French, noun
trône is spelled T-R-Ô-N-E (5 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written French, the 4,136th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trône is a French masculine noun meaning “throne (royal seat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of trôner. With an accent, trôné is a different word: “past participle of trôner”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Siège élevé où les souverains sont assis dans les circonstances solennelles”.
What does trône mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethrone (royal seat)
Il s'est approché du trône respectueusement.
- 2
colloquialmasculinethrone (lavatory)
Le gamin est sur le trône.
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of trôner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Siège élevé où les souverains sont assis dans les circonstances solennelles. 2. Position suprême incontestable. 3. Puissance souveraine, synonyme : couronne. 4. Siège élevé qu’occupe un personnage important.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of trône
- trônes plural
- trônée feminine
- trônés masculine plural
- trônées feminine plural
- thrône archaic
- throne archaic
- trone archaic
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to trône
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trône in French?
trône appears 18 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).