Monarchy /(?)/

Mon·arch·y

Monarchy

n.

pl. Monarchies

  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.
  3. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
    What scourage for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence.

Phrases & Compounds
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.