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Monarchy

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Noun

1. monarchy

an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Monarchy

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noun plural -chies
1. 
a form of government in which supreme authority is vested in a single and usually hereditary figure, such as a king, and whose powers can vary from those of an absolute despot to those of a figurehead
2. 
a country reigned over by a king, prince, or other monarch

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Monarchy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈmonarchies
1.  Rare
rule by only one person
2. 
a government or state headed by a monarch
called absolute when there is no limitation on the monarch's power, constitutional when there is such limitation

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Monarchy

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n. pl. mon·ar·chies
1. Government by a monarch.
2. A state ruled or headed by a monarch.

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