Meaning of MONARCHY
| Pronunciation: | | 'mânurkee
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[n] an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority |
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MONARCHY is a 8 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | autarchy, autocracy, empire, kingdom, parliamentary monarchy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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