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monarchical

monarchical

2 8.2
Relating to a country ruled by a king or queen
  • adjective
  • /məˈnɑrkɪkəl/
translation icon : 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
497 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
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
388 4.1
monarchical
2 8.2
constitutional
  • Formal
538 5.0
ceremonial
  • Formal
60 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.