monarchy C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ˈmɑnərki/ UK /ˈmɒnəki/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a form of government with a monarch as head of state The country abolished its monarchy and declared a republic. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a form of government with a... kingdomsovereigntyrealmcrownroyalty ↔ Opposites republicdemocracyanarchy Word family Related forms monarchmonarchicmonarchicalmonarchist Etymology AI details From Old French monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek monarkhia ('absolute rule'), from monos ('single') + arkhein ('to rule'). monarkhia Ancient Greek monos Ancient Greek arkhein Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # monarchy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɑnərki/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɒnəki/ ## Meanings 1. a form of government with a monarch as head of state ## Examples - The country abolished its monarchy and declared a republic. ## Synonyms - kingdom - sovereignty - realm - crown - royalty ## Antonyms - republic - democracy - anarchy ## Related Forms - monarch - monarchic - monarchical - monarchist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: monarkhia - Root: monos - Root: arkhein - Affix: -archy - rule ## Etymology From Old French monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek monarkhia ('absolute rule'), from monos ('single') + arkhein ('to rule'). ## AI Etymology Monarchy comes from Old French monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek monarkhia ('absolute rule'), from monos ('single') + arkhein ('to rule'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek monarkhia, Ancient Greek monos, Ancient Greek arkhein. The same word family includes monarch, monarchic, monarchical, monarchist. Its current noun use means "a form of government with a monarch as head of state". ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown