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

Noun

pl -chies

1. a form of government in which supreme authority is held by a single hereditary ruler, such as a king

2. a country reigned over by a 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

noun 2. kingdom, empire, realm, principality

Translations

monarchy [ˈmɔnəkɪ] n → monarquía

monarchy [ˈmɔnəkɪ] monarch n → monarchie f

monarchy [ˈmɔnəkɪ] monarch n → Monarchie f;

the Monarchy (royal family) → die königliche Familie

monarchy [ˈmɔnəkɪ] n → monarchia