Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to a monarch or to monarchy; characteristic of or subject to a monarch; of the nature of monarchy: as, monarchical rule or methods; a monarchical country or government.
- Of or pertaining to government by a monarch.
- Regarding monarchy as the best form of government; adhering to the principles of monarchy. The name Monarchical party was often applied to the Federalists of the United States by their opponents.
- Also
monarchial . - Synonyms See
prince and royal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a
monarch ormonarchy . - adjective Having sole or undivided authority.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch
- adjective having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jefferson sincerely wished to avoid what he termed the monarchical tendencies of his predecessors; and as an earnest of his intentions he abandoned not only levees but also the practice of addressing Congress in a speech, since Republicans held this custom a reprehensible imitation of the British speech from the throne.
Union and Democracy Allen Johnson 1900
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Anyone who knows me knows that I have always been interested in English monarchical history.
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Whatever may be tolerated in monarchical and despotic governments, no republic is safe that tolerates a privileged class, or denies to any of its citizens equal rights and equal means to maintain them ...
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Whatever may be tolerated in monarchical and despotic governments, no republic is safe that tolerates a privileged class, or denies to any of its citizens equal rights and equal means to maintain them ...
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Anyone who knows me knows that I have always been interested in English monarchical history.
Loaded Questions Free Book Giveaway: Lady of the Roses by Sandra Worth 2008
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Anyone who knows me knows that I have always been interested in English monarchical history.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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Anyone who knows me knows that I have always been interested in English monarchical history.
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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Though British and French Canadians did not agree on much, they both believed in monarchical government, and, "in the equation between freedom and duly constituted authority," Conway explained, "their emphasis tended to be on the side of duly constituted authority."
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Though British and French Canadians did not agree on much, they both believed in monarchical government, and, "in the equation between freedom and duly constituted authority," Conway explained, "their emphasis tended to be on the side of duly constituted authority."
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They believed in monarchical government, not in monarchical absolutism; they believed in a hierarchical, episcopal Christianity, in their case the Church of England as established by law; and in the equation between freedom and duly constituted authority, their emphasis tended to be on the side of duly constituted authority.
What is Canada? 1969
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