Definition of Monarchy. Meaning of Monarchy. Synonyms of Monarchy

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Definition of Monarchy

Monarchy
Monarchy 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.

Meaning of Monarchy from wikipedia

- (constitutional monarchy), to completely autocratic (absolute monarchy). There are elective monarchies, or as in most cases, hereditary monarchies. In hereditary...
- A constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the sovereign exercises authority in accordance with a written or unwritten constitution. Constitutional...
- The Habsburg Monarchy (German: Habsburgermonarchie), also called the Austrian Monarchy or Danubian Monarchy, is an unofficial umbrella term among historians...
- The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies...
- Absolute monarchy (or absolutism) is a form of monarchy in which the monarch holds supreme autocratic authority, basically not being restricted by written...
- referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a constitutional monarchy in Central and Eastern Europe between 1867 and 1918. It...
- monarchy of Canada is at the core of both Canada's federal structure, Westminster-style of parliamentary and constitutional democracy. The monarchy is...
- The monarchy of Spain (Spanish: Monarquía Española), constitutionally referred to as The Crown (Spanish: La Corona), is a constitutional institution and...
- 1946—when civil discontent led an institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italian Republic. The state was founded as a result...
- The monarchy of Thailand (whose monarch is referred to as the King of Thailand or historically, King of Siam; Thai: พระมหากษัตริย์ไทย) refers to the constitutional...
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