| 单词 | monarchy |
| 释义 | monarchy[ mon-er-kee ] / ˈmɒn ər ki / SEE SYNONYMS FOR monarchy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural mon·ar·chies.a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch.Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy. supreme power or sovereignty held by a single person. Origin of monarchyFirst recorded in 1300–50; Middle English monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Greek monarchía. See monarch, -y3 synonym study for monarchy1. See kingdom. OTHER WORDS FROM monarchyan·ti·mon·ar·chy, adjectivepro·mon·ar·chy, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for monarchy
British Dictionary definitions for monarchymonarchy / (ˈmɒnəkɪ) / noun plural -chiesa form of government in which supreme authority is vested in a single and usually hereditary figure, such as a king, and whose powers can vary from those of an absolute despot to those of a figurehead a country reigned over by a king, prince, or other monarch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for monarchymonarchy [ (mon-uhr-kee, mon-ahr-kee) ] A system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen. The authority, or crown, in a monarchy is generally inherited. The ruler, or monarch, is often only the head of state, not the head of government. Many monarchies, such as Britain and Denmark, are actually governed by parliaments. (See absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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