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CHAIR OF STATE
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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.)