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monarchal

American  
[muh-nahr-kuhl] / məˈnɑr kəl /
Also monarchial

adjective

  1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a monarch.

    monarchal pomp.

  2. having the status of a monarch.


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Etymology

Origin of monarchal

First recorded in 1580–90; monarch + -al 1


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And they take their shared monarchal history seriously.

From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2022

In the courtier society of Saudi Arabia, commoners such as Aljabri rise and fall with their royal patrons, a fact of monarchal life that is central to the tragic end of Aljabri’s career.

From Washington Post ● May 28, 2020

Anxious about monarchal absolutism, the founders invested Congress, not the president, with the power to schedule the selection of presidential electors.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2020

Greenberg’s management style as CEO could best be described as monarchal.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2014

"The imprisoned spirits of all winds that blow" echoed to his ear from the heart of the pine-cone fallen from "the wavering height of yon monarchal pine."

From Literary Hearthstones of Dixie by La Salle Corbell Pickett

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