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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.


Other Word Forms

  • antimonarchal adjective
  • antimonarchally adverb
  • antimonarchial adjective
  • monarchally adverb
  • nonmonarchal adjective
  • nonmonarchally adverb
  • nonmonarchial adjective
  • premonarchal adjective
  • premonarchial adjective

Etymology

Origin of monarchal

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

Example Sentences

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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 community of the Fairies, monarchal or republican:—The Fairy folk; Fairies proper.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various