mon|ar|chy

mon|ar|chy
mon|ar|chy «MON uhr kee», noun, plural -chies.
1. government by a monarch. In a monarchy the power to rule is formally vested in a single person. Denmark and Sweden have limited monarchies; Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy. »

There were those who accused him of wanting to establish a monarchy with himself as king (Newsweek).

2. a nation governed by a monarch: »

The British monarchy once ruled most of the world's oceans.

3. Obsolete. absolute rule by a single person.
╂[< Middle French monarchie, learned borrowing from Late Latin monarchia < Greek monarchíā < mónos alone, single + árchein to rule]

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  • mon·ar·chy — /ˈmɑnɚki/ noun, pl chies 1 [count] : a country that is ruled by a monarch (such as a king or queen) 2 [count, noncount] : a form of government in which a country is ruled by a monarch the French monarchy of the 18th century see also… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chy — chy·li·fac·tion; chy·li·fac·tive; chy·lif·er·ous; chy·li·fi·ca·tion; chy·li·form; chy·li·fy; chy·lo·cau·lous; chy·lo·cyst; chy·loid; chy·lo·mi·cron; chy·lo·phyl·lous; chy·lo·poi·e·sis; chy·lo·sis; chy·lous; chy·lu·ria; chy·mase; chy·mif·er·ous;… …   English syllables

  • mon — mon·a·can·thi·dae; mon·a·cha; mon·a·chal; mon·a·chism; mon·a·chist; mon·act; mon·ac·ti·nel·li·da; mon·a·del·phous; mon·a·di·na; mon·a·ghan; mon·a·ker; mon·an·day; mon·ap·sal; mon·arch·ess; mon·ar·chism; mon·arch·ize; mon·ar·chy; mon·ar·del·la;… …   English syllables

  • monarchy — mon·ar·chy …   English syllables

  • monarchy — mon|ar|chy [ˈmɔnəki US ˈma:nərki] n plural monarchies 1.) [U] the system in which a country is ruled by a king or queen ▪ the abolition of the monarchy 2.) a country that is ruled by a king or queen →↑republic 3.) the monarchy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • monarchy — mon|ar|chy [ manərki ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount a type of government in which a country is ruled by a king or queen: They supported the idea of monarchy as the natural state of things. a ) the monarchy the king or queen and their family in a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • monarchy — mon•ar•chy [[t]ˈmɒn ər ki[/t]] n. pl. chies 1) gov a government or state in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch 2) gov supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person 3) cvs the fact or state of being a… …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

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