Monarchy Definition

mŏnər-kē, -är-
monarchies
noun
Government by a monarch.
American Heritage
Rule by only one person.
Webster's New World
A government or state headed by a monarch.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Monarchy

Noun

Singular:
monarchy
Plural:
monarchies

Origin of Monarchy

  • Middle English monarchie from Old French from Latin monarchia from Greek monarkhiā from monarkhos monarch monarch

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkhia).

    From Wiktionary

Monarchy Sentence Examples

  • We are replacing monarchy with self-rule.

  • In a monarchy, despotic or constitutional, there cannot in strictness be an aristocracy, because the whole political power cannot be vested in the noble Venice class.

  • Monarchy is not inherently bad, and there have been fine kings and queens in history.

  • In a monarchy, where the king can ennoble, this ideal cannot be kept.

  • All this came to an end with the monarchy.

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