- monarchical
- also monarchic adjective Date: 1793 of, relating to, suggestive of, or characteristic of a monarch or monarchy • monarchically adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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monarchical — UK [mɒˈnɑː(r)kɪk(ə)l] / US [məˈnɑrkɪk(ə)l] or monarchic UK [mɒˈnɑː(r)kɪk] / US [mɑˈnɑrkɪk] adjective relating to a monarch or monarchy … English dictionary
monarchical — [mə när′ki kəl] adj. 1. of, characteristic of, or like a monarch or monarchy 2. favoring a monarchy: Also monarchic monarchically adv … English World dictionary
monarchical — [[t]mɒnɑ͟ː(r)kɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Monarchical means relating to a monarch or monarchs. ...a monarchical system of government … English dictionary
monarchical — adjective 1. having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch monarchical gestures monarchal pomp • Syn: ↑monarchal • Similar to: ↑noble • Derivationally related forms: ↑monar … Useful english dictionary
Monarchical — Monarchic Mo*nar chic, Monarchical Mo*nar chic*al, a. [F. monarchique, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to a monarch, or to monarchy. Burke. {Mo*nar chic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monarchical — adjective Of or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy. Although a socialist he did have monarchical leanings Syn: monarchal, monarchial … Wiktionary
monarchical — mo|nar|chic|al [ mə narkıkl ] or mo|nar|chic [ ma narkık ] adjective relating to a monarch or MONARCHY: monarchical rule … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
monarchical — monarch ► NOUN 1) a sovereign head of state. 2) a large migratory orange and black butterfly. DERIVATIVES monarchic adjective monarchical adjective. ORIGIN from Greek monos alone + arkhein to rule … English terms dictionary
Monarchical ordinal — Ordinal numbers or regnal numbers are used to distinguish among persons with the same name who held the same office. Most importantly, they are used to distinguish monarchs. An ordinal is the number placed after a monarch s regnal name to… … Wikipedia
monarchical hero — noun A king, queen or other leader of a people who embarks on a quest or defeats or vanquishes a great evil for the general welfare of his followers and his realm. It is often synonymous with the Arthurian hero. An English monarchical hero is… … Wiktionary
