TRONE

Etymology 1

Noun

trone (plural trones)

(UK, dialect) A small drain.

Etymology 2

Noun

trone (plural trones)

(UK, dialect) A steelyard.

(UK, dialect, Scotland, obsolete) 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.

Anagrams

• Norte, Toner, noter, tenor, toner, torne

Proper noun

Trone (plural Trones)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trone is the 26422^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 924 individuals. Trone is most common among White (83.01%) and Black/African American (10.71%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Norte, Toner, noter, tenor, toner, torne

Source: Wiktionary

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Trone, n.

Definition: A throne. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Trone, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. F. trogne a belly.]

Definition: A small drain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Trone, Trones, n. Etym: [LL. trona, fr. L. trutina a balance; cf. Gr.

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. Trone stone, a weight equivalent to nineteen and a half pounds. [Scot.] -- Trone weight, a weight formerly used in Scotland, in which a pound varied from 21 to 28 ounces avoirdupois.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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