: undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
Saudi Arabia is governed by a monarchy.
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: a nation or state having a monarchical government
Britain is a monarchy.
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: 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
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