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单词 monarchy
释义 mon·ar·chy
\ˈmänə(r)kē, -ki sometimes -äˌnärk- or -ˌnȧk-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English monarchie, from Middle French, from Late Latin monarchia, from Greek, from monarchēs, monarchos monarch + -ia -y — more at monarch
1. : undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
 < if one man be the sole landlord of a territory … his empire is absolute monarchy — James Harrington >
2.
 a. : a territorial unit (as a nation or state) having a monarch as chief of state
  < Morocco is a sovereign independent monarchyStatesman's Year Book >
 b. : such a territorial unit having a monarchical government without a monarch as chief of state
  < officially Spain has been a monarchy without a king — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union >
3.
 a. : a form of government having a single usually hereditary chief of state with life tenure who may exercise governmental powers varying from nominal to absolute
  < the constitution of Libya provided for a hereditary monarchyStatesman's Year Book >
  — compare absolute I 3, constitutional I 4, limited 2, mixed 1b
 b. : a specific government or governmental institution headed by a monarch
  < the Russian monarchy was never so popular — Malcolm Muggeridge >
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