seat of authority

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The pew was his seat of authority in The Shoe, and the only chair which fitted him comfortably and in which he could place complete confidence.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

There is a pleasing anecdote of Themistocles, told us by Plutarch, which shows where in his household lay the seat of authority.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

And who, Romans, is this Varus? and why is he here in the seat of authority?

From Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century by Ware, William

There can be no duplicate set of truth, and no double seat of authority.

From A Rational Theology As Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Widtsoe, John A.

Most of the men who fought against Edward at Crécy, especially of the obscure men, thought of Paris as the only possible seat of authority, and of the Valois as their only possible king.

From Crécy by Belloc, Hilaire