different between chiefdom vs monarchy

English

Etymology

chief +? -dom

Noun

chiefdom (plural chiefdoms)

1. An area or region governed by a chief.
2. (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.

Synonyms

• chieftaindom

English

Etymology

From Old French monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek ???????? (monarkhía), from ????? (mónos, “only”) + ???? (arkh?, “power, authority”). Surface analysis: mon- (“one”, “single”) +? -archy (“rule”, “command”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?n?ki/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?n?ki/
• Hyphenation: mon?ar?chy

Noun

monarchy (countable and uncountable, plural monarchies)

1. A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

   An absolute monarchy is a monarchy where the monarch is legally the ultimate authority in all temporal matters.

   A constitutional monarchy is a monarchy in which the monarch's power is legally constrained, ranging from where minor concessions have been made to appease certain factions to where the monarch is a figurehead with all real power in the hands of a legislative body.

2. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
3. A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.
4. States based on a system of governance headed by a king or a queen.

Usage notes

Historically refers to a wide variety of systems with a single, nominally absolute ruler (compare autocracy, dictatorship), today primarily refers to and connotes a traditional, hereditary position, often with mainly symbolic power. Typically used of rulers who use the terms king/queen or emperor/empress.

Synonyms

• (rule): See Thesaurus:government
• (state): kingdom

Coordinate terms

• See Thesaurus:government

Related terms

• monarch
• monarchic

Translations

See also

• Category:en:Monarchy

Anagrams

• nomarchy

Polish

Noun

monarchy

1. genitive singular of monarcha