monarchy
pronunciation
How to pronounce monarchy in British English:
UK [ˈmɒnəki]
How to pronounce monarchy in American English:
US [ˈmɑːnərki]
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- Noun:
- an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
Word Origin
- monarchy (n.)
- "state ruled by monarchical government," mid-14c.; "rule by one person," late 14c.; from Old French monarchie "sovereignty, absolute power" (13c.), from Late Latin monarchia, from Greek monarkhia "absolute rule," literally "ruling of one," from monos "alone" (see mono-) + arkhein "to rule" (see archon).
Example
- 1. The monarchy 's carefully fostered image could crumble overnight .
- 2. The portuguese monarchy was stable , and we were heirs to the portuguese crown .
- 3. Opposition leaders called for parliament 's reinstatement , a constitutional monarchy and full democracy .
- 4. But the monarchy may be in deeper trouble .
- 5. What the wedding isn 't is a referendum on the monarchy .