Royalty

Question 1

regicide /rej-uh-sahyd/
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Today, elected politicians have a lot of power and tend to be the target of assassination attempts; in earlier times though, when monarchy was the reigning (pun unintended) system of governance, regicide was a common way to get rid of rulers who were intensely disliked. Read more about famous regicides here.

Answer 1

(n.)
The deliberate killing of a monarch
It may also refer to the person responsible for the killing of a monarch

Word Origin
[Latin] regid = king + cidium = killing

There are many other common “-cides” in English, can you figure out their word roots and meanings?

Matricide, patricide, fratricide, homicide, suicide.

Question 2

throne /throhn/

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Upon the revered sage's entry into the court, the king immediately got up from his **throne** and stepped down to prostrate in front of the holy man.

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Countless men wanted to sit on the golden **throne** and be crowned the emperor, but they were unable to correctly answer the riddles posed by the magical statues that guarded the steps leading to the throne.

Answer 2

(n., v.)
the chair or seat occupied by a king, queen, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy
(verb) to sit on, or as on a throne

Word Origin
[Greek] thronos = high seat

Derivatives
enthrone