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throneless

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Without a throne.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 2003, Edward Slingerland, Confucius Analects, with selections from traditional commentaries, Indianapolis: Hackett, p. 230, In later myth, Confucius is often referred to as the "throneless ruler," the idea being that, if only he had been given a position of authority, he would have re-established the universal peace and order of the early Zhou.

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History

Etymology

From throne + -less.