monarchy

[ mon-er-kee ]

/ ˈmɒn ər ki /

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noun, plural mon·ar·chies.

a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch.Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.

supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person.

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Origin of monarchy

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Greek monarchía. See monarch, -y³

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1. See kingdom.

OTHER WORDS FROM monarchy

an·ti·mon·ar·chy, adjectivepro·mon·ar·chy, adjective

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How to use monarchy in a sentence

Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
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A few years back, designer John Galliano was fined by the government for sharing just such anti-semitic sentiments in public.
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The “doctorate” Duke claims is from an anti-Semitic Ukranian “diploma mill” as described by the State Department.
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Charles “Father” Coughlin, a raving anti-Semite, was one of the most popular radio hosts in the country.
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The anti-crime cops began searching the likely path of flight.
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To give him a party name, he became an anti-clerical, strictly in a political and lawful sense.
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At one fell swoop on the field of Jena, the famed military monarchy of the great Frederick fell in pieces like a potter's vessel.
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Martini appeared from his little anti-room, with a lamp in his hand, as the prison clock struck ten.
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The unoccupied pallet of Martini lay in one corner of this miserable anti-room.
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He sincerely hates all anti-tobaccoites and has a supreme disgust for the memory of King James I. and all royal foes of the plant.
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British Dictionary definitions for monarchy

monarchy

/ (ˈmɒnəkɪ) /

noun plural -chies

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

a country reigned over by a king, prince, or other monarch

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Cultural definitions for monarchy

monarchy

[ (mon-uhr-kee, mon-ahr-kee) ]

A system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen. The authority, or crown, in a monarchy is generally inherited. The ruler, or monarch, is often only the head of state, not the head of government. Many monarchies, such as Britain and Denmark, are actually governed by parliaments. (See absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy.)

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