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Monarchy
Pronunciation : Mon"arch*y
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. monarchie, L. monarchia, Gr. Monarch.]
Definition : 1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.
2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch. In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy. Macaulay.
3. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom. What scourage for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence. Shak. Fifth monarchy, a universal monarchy, supposed to be the subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four preceding monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman. See Fifth Monarchy men, under Fifth.
pl. Monarchies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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