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Monarchic

[muh-nahr-ki-kuhl]

adjective

of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.

characterized by or favoring monarchy.

Also, mo·nar·chic.

Origin:
1570–80; < Greek monarchik(ós) (see monarch, -ic) + -al¹

Related forms

mo·nar·chi·cal·ly, adverb

an·ti·mo·nar·chic, adjective

an·ti·mo·nar·chi·cal, adjective

an·ti·mo·nar·chi·cal·ly, adverb

non·mo·nar·chic, adjective

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non·mo·nar·chi·cal·ly, adverb

pre·mo·nar·chi·cal, adjective

sem·i·mo·nar·chic, adjective

sem·i·mo·nar·chi·cal, adjective

sem·i·mo·nar·chi·cal·ly, adverb

un·mo·nar·chic, adjective

un·mo·nar·chi·cal, adjective

un·mo·nar·chi·cal·ly, adverb

COLLAPSE

Can be confused: monarchal, monarchical.

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World English Dictionary

monarch (ˈmɒnək)

—n
1.	a sovereign head of state, esp a king, queen, or emperor, who rules usually by hereditary right
2.	a supremely powerful or pre-eminent person or thing
3.	Also called: milkweed a large migratory butterfly, Danaus plexippus, that has orange-and-black wings and feeds on the milkweed plant: family Danaidae

[C15: from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek; see mono-, -arch]

monarchal

—*adj*

monarchial

—*adj*

mo'narchally

—*adv*

mo'narchical

—*adj*

mo'narchic

—*adj*

mo'narchically

—*adv*

'monarchism

—n

'monarchist

—n, —*adj*

monar'chistic

—*adj*

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