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mon·ar·chy

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–noun, plural -chies.

1.	a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.

2.	supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME monarchie < LL monarchia < Gk monarchía. See monarch, -y³

]

—Synonyms 1. See kingdom.

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n. pl. mon·ar·chies

Government by a monarch.
A state ruled or headed by a monarch.

[Middle English monarchie, from Old French, from Latin monarchia, from Greek monarkhiā, from monarkhos, monarch; see monarch.]

mo·nar'chi·al (mə-när'kē-əl) adj.

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"rule by one person," c.1390, from O.Fr. monarchie, from L.L. monarchia, from Gk. monarkhia "absolute rule," lit. "ruling of one," from monos "alone" (see mono-) + arkhein "to rule." Meaning "a state ruled by monarchical government" is from c.1430; monarch is from c.1450; monarchist first attested 1647.

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monarchy
noun
an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

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ˈmonarchy noun — plural ˈmonarchies

(a country etc that has) government by a monarch

Arabic:	الحُكومه المَلَكيه
Chinese (Simplified):	君主体制
Chinese (Traditional):	君主體制
Czech:	monarchie
Danish:	monarki
Dutch:	koninkrijk
Estonian:	monarhia
Finnish:	monarkia
French:	monarchie
German:	die Monarchie
Greek:	μοναρχία
Hungarian:	monarchia
Icelandic:	konungsríki; einvaldsríki; konungsveldi
Indonesian:	monarki
Italian:	monarchia

Japanese:	君主制
Latvian:	monarhija
Lithuanian:	monarchija
Norwegian:	monarki, kongedømme
Polish:	monarchia
Portuguese (Brazil):	monarquia
Portuguese (Portugal):	monarquia
Romanian:	monarhie
Russian:	монархия
Slovak:	monarchia
Slovenian:	monarhija
Spanish:	monarquía
Swedish:	monarki
Turkish:	monarşi, mutlakiyet

See also: monarch

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
monarchy [(mon-uhr-kee, mon-ahr-kee)]

A system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen. The authority, or crown, in a monarchy is generally inherited. The ruler, or monarch, is often only the head of state, not the head of government. Many monarchies, such as Britain and Denmark, are actually governed by parliaments. (See absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy.)

[Chapter:] World Politics

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Monarchy

Mon"arch*y\, n.; pl. Monarchies. [F. monarchie, L. monarchia, Gr. ?. See Monarch.]

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.

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