monarchical

Also mo·nar·chic

[muh-nahr-ki-kuhl]

adjective

1. of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.

2. characterized by or favoring monarchy.

Other Word Forms

• monarchically adverb
• antimonarchic adjective
• antimonarchical adjective
• antimonarchically adverb
• nonmonarchic adjective
• nonmonarchically adverb
• premonarchical adjective
• semimonarchic adjective
• semimonarchical adjective
• semimonarchically adverb
• unmonarchic adjective
• unmonarchical adjective
• unmonarchically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of monarchical¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from Greek monarchik(ós) (from mónarch(os) monarch + -ikos -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

This action is unprecedented, and it would effectively grant the president absolute monarchical power.

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"Irrespective of the nature of the regime in Kabul - monarchical, communist, or Islamist - there has been a natural warmth between Delhi and Kabul," The Indian Express newspaper noted.

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As more than one commentator has pointed out, France – with its monarchical instincts and top-down conception of power – has never developed a culture of compromise.

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And should Trump return to the Oval Office, there would be little to stop him “from assuming” what Stern labels “dangerous and monarchical powers.”

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That openness, in a poor country emerging from centuries of monarchical suppression and decades of insurgency, showed that democratic expression need not necessarily be correlated to economic status.

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