'Peacock Throne' definitions:

Definition of 'Peacock Throne'

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Peacock Throne \Pea"cock` Throne\ A famous throne formerly of the kings of Delhi, India, but since 1739, when it was carried off by Nadir Shah, held by the shahs of Persia (now Iran); -- so called from its bearing a fully expanded peacock's tail done in gems. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. [metonymically named after the throne on which he sat.] The office or position of the Shah of Iran; as, to ascend the Peacock Throne. [PJC]

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