Thesaurus: monarchy

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1. n. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.
2. n. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch.
3. n. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
4. n. an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
5. 1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch. 2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch. In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy. Macaulay. 3. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom. What scourage for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence. Shak. Fifth monarchy, a universal monarchy, supposed to be the subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four preceding monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman. See Fifth Monarchy men, under Fifth.
6. n:100 n. an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority