absolute monarchy
a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.
Other words from absolute monarchy
- ab·so·lute mon·arch, noun
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How to use absolute monarchy in a sentence
Fifteen years later, King Felipe I of Redonda was crowned and ruled as an absolute monarch.
So You Want to Rule a Kingdom? A Wacky History of One-Man Nations | Nina Strochlic | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn insolent overbearing steward had reigned absolute monarch of the soil, during a long period of fifteen years.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieThe Hebrew slave interprets it, and is magnificently rewarded, becoming the prime minister of an absolute monarch.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John LordFor the King of England, he is an absolute monarch; nothing can be given to an absolute prince but what is inherent in his person.
The Trial of Theodore Parker | Theodore ParkerI am changed in my Opinion of you, lady; and profess The virtues of your mind an ample fortune For an absolute monarch.
The Plays of Philip Massinger | Philip Massinger
Charles V. was an absolute monarch in his Spanish dominions; in the Netherlands he was no more than the first citizen.
The Revolt of The Netherlands, Complete | Friedrich Schiller
British Dictionary definitions for absolute monarchy
a monarchy without constitutional limits: Compare constitutional monarchy
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Cultural definitions for absolute monarchy
Rule by one person — a monarch, usually a king or a queen — whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by custom; a system different from a constitutional monarchy and from a republic. Absolute monarchy persisted in France until 1789 and in Russia until 1917.
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