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monarchy

noun

mon·​ar·​chy ˈmä-nər-kē How to pronounce monarchy (audio)
 also  -ˌnär-
plural monarchies
1
: undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
Saudi Arabia is governed by a monarchy.
2
: a nation or state having a monarchical government
Britain is a monarchy.
3
: a government having a hereditary chief of state with life tenure and powers varying from nominal to absolute
The country's hereditary monarchy survived for centuries.

Example Sentences

the French monarchy of the 18th century
Recent Examples on the Web Raising taxes to finance wars was a frequent source of riots and revolts against the monarchy in earlier British history. Alistair Macdonald, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 And at the same time as honoring her memory, the seamless system of constitutional monarchy has propelled us into the future. Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2022 Charles, 73, had been the Prince of Wales — the title reserved for future British kings-in-waiting — for longer than anyone else in the history of the United Kingdom's monarchy. Tucker Reals, Haley Ott, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 The queen died less than a year after Barbados removed her as its head of state and became a republic, a move born, in part, from growing criticism of the monarchy among Caribbean countries. Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 There is perhaps no way to measure the number of photos taken of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving British monarchy in history. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022 Ultimately, Queen Elizabeth managed to keep opinions of the monarchy steady, despite internal sagas and mishaps. Shafi Musaddique, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2022 But her reign also would see a revolution within the royal family itself, with the queen appearing to become acutely aware of the modern, more ceremonial, role of the monarchy in public and political life. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Prawit himself is former army chief and a longtime supporter of the Thai monarchy. Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of monarchy was in the 15th century

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