Definitions for monarchyˈmɒn ər ki
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mon•ar•chyˈmɒn ər ki(n.)(pl.)-chies.
a government or state in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch.
Category: Government
supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person.
Category: Government
the fact or state of being a monarchy.
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Origin of monarchy:
1300–50; ME < LL < Gk
Princeton's WordNet
monarchy(noun)
an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
monarchy(noun)ˈmɒn ər ki
a system in which a country is ruled by a king or queen
Monarchy was replaced with Democracy.
monarchyˈmɒn ər ki
a country that is ruled by a king or queen
The country is no longer a monarchy.
Wiktionary
monarchy(Noun)
A government with a hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
Origin: From μοναρχία.
Webster Dictionary
Monarchy(noun)
a state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch
Monarchy(noun)
a system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch
Monarchy(noun)
the territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom
Translations for monarchy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
monarchy(noun)
(a country etc that has) government by a monarch.
- monargieAfrikaans
- الحُكومه المَلَكيهArabic
- монархияBulgarian
- monarquiaPortuguese (BR)
- monarchieCzech
- die MonarchieGerman
- monarkiDanish
- μοναρχίαGreek
- monarquíaSpanish
- monarhiaEstonian
- سلطنت مطلقهFarsi
- monarkiaFinnish
- monarchieFrench
- מוֹנַרכיָה, שִׁלטוֹן מְלוּכָנִיHebrew
- राजतंत्रवादHindi
- monarhijaCroatian
- monarchiaHungarian
- monarkiIndonesian
- konungsríki; einvaldsríki; konungsveldiIcelandic
- monarchiaItalian
- 君主制Japanese
- 군주제Korean
- monarchijaLithuanian
- monarhijaLatvian
- sistem berajaMalay
- koninkrijkDutch
- monarki, kongedømmeNorwegian
- monarchiaPolish
- سلطنت مطلقهPersian
- شاهى حكومتPashto
- monarquiaPortuguese
- monarhieRomanian
- монархияRussian
- monarchiaSlovak
- monarhijaSlovenian
- monarhijaSerbian
- monarkiSwedish
- ประเทศที่มีพระมหากษัตริย์เป็นประมุขThai
- monarşi, mutlakiyetTurkish
- 君主體制Chinese (Trad.)
- монархіяUkrainian
- بادشاہتUrdu
- chế độ quân chủVietnamese
- 君主体制Chinese (Simp.)
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