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| cathedral |
the principal church of a bishop's diocese, containing his official throne. [2/5 definitions] |
| crown prince |
the male heir to a throne. |
| crown princess |
a female heir to a throne. [1/2 definitions] |
| dethrone |
to remove from the throne or other high and powerful position; depose. |
| enthrone |
to put upon a throne. [1/3 definitions] |
| infanta |
the daughter of a Spanish or Portuguese king, or the wife of his son who is not heir to the throne. |
| infante |
a son of a Spanish or Portuguese king who is not heir to the throne. |
| Jacobite |
a supporter of James II of England or of the Stuart claimants to the throne following 1688. |
| legitimist |
one who supports legitimate authority, esp. that of a claim to a throne based on hereditary right. |
| Prince of Wales |
a title held by the heir apparent to the British throne. |
| restoration |
(cap.) the period during which Charles II returned to the English throne, from 1660 to about 1685. [1/5 definitions] |
| succession |
the transmission of a throne, title, office, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| unthrone |
to depose from or as from a throne; dethrone or topple. |
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