limited monarchy

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noun

a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.

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Origin of limited monarchy

First recorded in 1825–35

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Charles V. bequeathed to his successor an authority in these provinces little inferior to that of a limited monarchy.
The Revolt of The Netherlands, Complete|Friedrich Schiller
In short, they desired a constitutional government, a limited monarchy, such as we now enjoy.
The House of Walderne|A. D. Crake
The author supposes that magistrates are more arbitrary in a despotism and in a democracy than in a limited monarchy.
American Institutions and Their Influence|Alexis de Tocqueville et al.
They ran the gauntlet to the Argonne in the cause of limited monarchy, to evade revolution and reaction.
Lectures on the French Revolution|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

The limited monarchy established by the Provisions of Oxford lasted only three years.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for limited monarchy

limited monarchy

noun

another term for constitutional monarchy

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