monarchy

mon·ar·chy

 (mŏn′ər-kē, -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 monarkhiā, from monarkhos, monarch; see monarch.]

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mo·nar′chi·al (mə-när′kē-əl) adj.

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

mon•ar•chy

(ˈmɒn ər ki)

n., pl. -chies.

1. a government or state in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch.

2. supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person.

3. the fact or state of being a monarchy.

[1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin < Greek]

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

monarchy

A form of government headed by a hereditary ruler, such as a king or queen, or a country with this form of 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

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

الحُكومه المَلَكيهمَلْكِيةٌ

monarchie

monarki

Monarchie

μοναρχία

monarquía

monarkia

monarchie

monarhija

monarchia

konungsríki; einvaldsríki; konungsveldi

monarchia

君主制

군주제

monarchija

monarchie

monarkikongedømme

monarchia

monarquia

монархия

monarchia

monarhija

monarki

การปกครองโดยมีพระมหากษัตริย์เป็นประมุข

monarşimutlakiyetkraliyet

chế độ quân chủ

君主体制君主国

monarchy

[ˈmɒnəkɪ] N → monarquía f

monarchy

[ˈmɒnə^rki] n

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

the monarchy (= royal family) → la monarchie

monarchy

n → Monarchie f

monarchy

[ˈmɒnəkɪ] n → monarchia

monarch

(ˈmonək) noun

a king, queen, emperor, or empress. monarg مَلِك монарх monarca monarcha der/die Monarch(in) monark μονάρχηςmonarca monarh سلطان monarkki monarqueמלך, מלכה राजा monarh (egyed)uralkodó kepala negara monarki einvaldur; konungur, drottning monarca 君主 세습적 군주 monarchas monarhs raja vorstmonark, konge, dronningmonarcha ،سلطان شاه monarca monarh монарх monarcha vladar monarh monark กษัตริย์ hükümdar 君主 монарх بادشاہ quốc vương 君主

ˈmonarchy – plural ˈmonarchies – noun

(a country etc that has) government by a monarch. monargie الحُكومه المَلَكيه монархия monarquia monarchie die Monarchie monarki μοναρχίαmonarquía monarhia سلطنت مطلقه monarkia monarchie מוֹנַרכיָה, שִׁלטוֹן מְלוּכָנִי राजतंत्रवाद monarhija monarchia monarki konungsríki; einvaldsríki; konungsveldi monarchia 君主制 군주제 monarchija monarhija sistem beraja koninkrijkmonarki, kongedømmemonarchia شاهى حكومت monarquia monarhie монархия monarchia monarhija monarhija monarki ประเทศที่มีพระมหากษัตริย์เป็นประมุข monarşi, mutlakiyet 君主體制 монархія بادشاہت chế độ quân chủ 君主体制

monarchy

→ مَلْكِيةٌ 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