limited monarchy

American  

noun

1. a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.

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limited monarchy British  

noun

1. another term for constitutional monarchy

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Etymology

Origin of limited monarchy

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

She turned the monarchy from a theoretically absolute monarchy into a constitutionally limited monarchy of the kind that we understand today.”

From MSNBC

Where was the sense of having such terms as “limited monarchy” in the text-book at all, if the pupils were not to be told what this meant?

From Project Gutenberg

In sovereigns, whom our old writers quaintly term ‘fountains of honour,’ is vested the right of conferring dignities, and it is by a judicious use of this prerogative that the balance of a limited monarchy is properly preserved.

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The limited monarchy of England is a result of the action of two distinct elements, equally necessary for its composition.

From Project Gutenberg

Constitution dates from 1852; government is a limited monarchy; executive power rests with the reigning Prince; legislative, with a State Council.

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