Sentence:  He invented a way of coming into a Room backwards, which he ſaid ſhew'd more Humility, and leſs Affectation ; where other People ſtood, he ſat ; when he went to Court, he us'd to kick away the <WSD>State,</WSD> and ſit down by his Prince, Cheek by jowl 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself.