state (n.) Old form(s): State
throne, chair of state
1H4 II.iv.371[Falstaff to Prince Hal] This chair shall be my state
Cor V.iv.21[Menenius to Sicinius, of Coriolanus] He sits in his state as a thing made for Alexander
H8 I.ii.9.4[stage direction] The King riseth from his state
H8 I.iv.85[stage direction, of Wolsey] He comes from his state
KJ III.i.70[Constance to Salisbury] To me and to the state of my great grief / Let kings assemble [also: majesty, court]
Mac III.iv.5[Macbeth to all, of Lady Macbeth] Our hostess keeps her state
TN II.v.44[Malvolio to himself, of Olivia] Having been three months married to her, sitting in my state
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