semimonarchical

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]
 
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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
 
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