monarchical

mon·arch  (mnrk, -ärk)

n.

1. One who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right, especially:

a. A sole and absolute ruler.

b. A sovereign, such as a king or empress, often with constitutionally limited authority: a constitutional monarch.

2. One that commands or rules: "I am monarch of all I survey" (William Cowper).

3. One that surpasses others in power or preeminence: "Mont Blanc is the monarch of the mountains" (Byron).

4. A monarch butterfly.

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[Middle English monarke, from Old French monarque, from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek monarkhos : mono-, mono- + arkhein, to rule.]

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mo·narchal (m-närkl), mo·narchic (-kk), mo·narchi·cal (-k-kl) adj.

mo·narchal·ly, mo·narchi·cal·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	monarchical - having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch; "monarchical gestures"; "monarchal pomp" monarchal noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"
	2.	monarchical - ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch; "monarchal government"; "monarchical systems" monarchic, monarchal undemocratic - not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals; "the union broke with its past undemocratic procedures"