monarchy

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /ˈmɑnərki/ UK /ˈmɒnəki/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a form of government with a monarch as head of state

The country abolished its monarchy and declared a republic.

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1 noun · a form of government with a... kingdom sovereignty realm crown royalty

Opposites

republic democracy anarchy

Word family

Related forms monarchmonarchicmonarchicalmonarchist

Etymology

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

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# 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

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