absolute monarchy

[ab-suh-loot mon-er-kee]

noun

1. a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.

absolute monarchy

noun

1. a monarchy without constitutional limits Compare constitutional monarchy

absolute monarchy

1. Rule by one person — a monarch, usually a king or a queen — whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by custom; a system different from a constitutional monarchy and from a republic. Absolute monarchy persisted in France until 1789 and in Russia until 1917.

Other Word Forms

• absolute monarch noun

Example Sentences

Formerly known as Swaziland, the country is the last absolute monarchy in Africa.

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The reaction from his party and his media allies confirms that they don’t just tolerate the performance of absolute monarchy.

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The reaction from his party and his media allies confirms that they don’t just tolerate the performance of absolute monarchy.

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Roberto Mosquera's family had no trace of him for a month after he was arrested by US immigration agents, until a government social media post revealed he had been deported to Africa’s last absolute monarchy.

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Eswatini is the last absolute monarchy in Africa.

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