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monarchy
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)
- 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.
- The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
- 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.
- 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
- genitive singular of monarcha
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sovereignty
English
Alternative forms
- soveraigntie (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English sovereynte, from Anglo-Norman sovereyneté, from Old French souveraineté, from soverain.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?v.??n.ti/, /?s?v.??n.ti/
Noun
sovereignty (countable and uncountable, plural sovereignties)
- Of a polity: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.
- Synonyms: autarchy, independence, nationality, nationhood
- 2019, Manuel Valls, What have Britain and Catalonia got in common? Delusions of independence in the Guardian
- In today’s interconnected economies and societies, a formal independence is the opposite of gaining real sovereignty and control. This is because the excluded party would be absent from the table when decisions are made, unable to participate as choices are taken that, sooner or later, will affect them.
- Of a ruler: supreme authority over all things.
- Of a person: the liberty to decide one's thoughts and actions.
Translations
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