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monarchical

monarchical

2 8.2
Relating to a country ruled by a king or queen
  • adjective
  • /məˈnɑrkɪkəl/
: monárquico
  • The country's monarchical system has been in place for centuries, with a king and queen at its head.
  • monarchical power
  • monarchical authority
  • monarchical regime

And he says the relationship of father to sons is monarchical, monarchical, regal.

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Examples

  • Indeed, dissenting Protestant clergy were in the forefront of the resistance to monarchical oppression.

    Academic text (2010)

  • But is the monarchical hierarchy applicable without the underlying social structure to support it?

    Fiction book (1998)

  • In the case of monarchical rule, ideally it is being carried out for the good of all involved in the community.

  • The theory of sovereignty at that time had grown out of the monarchical states of Europe.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Political Islam took a monarchical shape in Saudi Arabia and a republican shape in Khomeini's Iran.

    Academic text (2003)

  • But the overall pattern of British intervention was overwhelmingly on the side of monarchical autocracy rather than democracy.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Worker strikes, student demonstrations, and popular uprisings against the British-supported monarchical regime were the order of the day.

    Academic text (1997)

  • In the 1960s, radical Arab regimes contested the legitimacy and power of traditional monarchical states.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Al-Ani's exile did not last long, for in July 1958 a popular revolution overthrew the monarchical regime in Iraq.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Saudi Arabia has led a Sunni monarchical bloc that includes the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan.

    Academic text (2014)

Synonyms

royal
vsmonarchical
495 3.1

Relating to a king or queen and their family

emphasizes institutional or characteristic aspects rather than personal belonging
dynastic
vsmonarchical
4 7.8

About a family of rulers who pass power from parent to child

focuses on the institution led by a single sovereign rather than family succession
monarchic
vsmonarchical
1 7.9

A government in which a king or queen rules

focuses more on general characteristics rather than on government structure
monarchal
vsmonarchical
1 8.6

Having to do with kings or queens and their government

is the same in meaning but is an alternative form or spelling

How Monarchical

absolute
94 4.1
monarchical
2 8.2
constitutional
  • Formal
499 5.0
ceremonial
  • Formal
58 5.7

Surface Forms

monarchical positive

Morphology

monarchical = monarch (transparent) = monarch + ical

The adjective is a regular derivation from 'monarch' plus '-ical', so its meaning is readily inferable as 'relating to a monarch'.

Etymology

Monarchical comes from the word monarch, which is made of the Greek parts mono- 'one' and arch 'ruler'. So monarchical means 'relating to a single ruler' or a monarchy.