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monarchistic

[mon-er-kiz-uhm]

noun

the principles of monarchy.

advocacy of monarchical rule.

Origin:
1830–40; monarch(y) + -ism; compare French monarchisme, German Monarchismus

Related forms

mon·ar·chist, noun, adjective

mon·ar·chist·ic, adjective

an·ti·mon·ar·chism, noun

an·ti·mon·ar·chist, noun, adjective

an·ti·mon·ar·chis·tic, adjective

EXPAND

non·mon·ar·chist, noun

non·mon·ar·chis·tic, adjective

pro·mon·ar·chist, noun, adjective

COLLAPSE

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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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