trone Meaning, Definition & Usage

Trone noun

Definitions

1. A throne. Obs. Chaucer.

Trone noun

Etymology

Cf. Prov. F. trogne a belly.

Definitions

1. A small drain. Obs. or Prov. Eng.

Trone, Trones noun (Also<

• Trone
• Trones

)

Etymology

LL. trona, fr. L. trutina a balance; cf. Gr. .

Definitions

1. A steelyard. Prov. Eng.
2. A form of weighing machine for heavy wares, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar. It is now mostly disused. Scot. Jamieson.