mo·nar·chi·cal

[muh-nahr-ki-kuhl]
adjective
1.
of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
2.
characterized by or favoring monarchy.
Also, mo·nar·chic.


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

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
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

monarchal, monarchical.
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monarch (ˈmɒnək) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Example sentences
If that is the peak of anti-monarchical feeling, as it may well be, then monarchists can relax.
Its subsequent claim of near-monarchical detention powers on a permanent basis was radical, and didn't work out so well.
Neither lot nor vote has any place in monarchical government.
At the same time, he did not fail to emphasize the power of his master and the
  importance of the monarchical system.
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