monarchy

mon·ar·chy  (mnr-k, -är-)

n. pl. mon·ar·chies

1. Government by a monarch.

2. A state ruled or headed by a monarch.

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[Middle English monarchie, from Old French, from Latin monarchia, from Greek monarkhi, from monarkhos, monarch; see monarch.]

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mo·narchi·al (m-närk-l) adj.

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monarchy [ˈmɒnəkɪ]

n pl -chies

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a form of government in which supreme authority is vested in a single and usually hereditary figure, such as a king, and whose powers can vary from those of an absolute despot to those of a figurehead

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a country reigned over by a king, prince, or other monarch

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monarchy

1. a governmental system in which supreme power is actually or nominally held by a monarch.
2. supreme power and authority held by one person; autocracy. — monarchie, monarchical, adj.

See also: Government

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

monarchy - an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority autocracy, autarchy - a political system governed by a single individual parliamentary monarchy - a monarchy having a parliament kingdom - a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state empire - a monarchy with an emperor as head of state

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monarchy

noun

1. sovereignty, despotism, autocracy, kingship, absolutism, royalism, monocracy a debate on the future of the monarchy

2. kingdom, empire, realm, principality The country was a monarchy until 1973.

Translations

monarchy [ˈmɒnəkɪ] N → monarquía f

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monarchy [ˈmɒnə^rki] n

(= system) → monarchie f
when France was a monarchy → lorsque la France était une monarchie

the monarchy (= royal family) → la monarchie

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monarchy

n → Monarchie f

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monarchy [ˈmɒnəkɪ] n → monarchia

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monarchy → أُسرة حَاكمة monarchie monarki Monarchie μοναρχία monarquía monarkia monarchie monarhija monarchia 君主制 군주제 monarchie monarki monarchia monarquia монархия monarki การปกครองโดยมีพระมหากษัตริย์เป็นประมุข kraliyet chế độ quân chủ 君主国