monarchy

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Synonyms: monarch, monarchs, minarchy, monarcho, anarchy, holarchy, synarchy, nomarchy, panarchy, menarche, monarchal

Antonyms: monarch, monarchs, minarchy, monarcho, anarchy, holarchy, synarchy, nomarchy, panarchy, menarche, monarchal

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Noun

1. 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).
2. The [[territory]] ruled over by a monarch; a [[kingdom]].
3. 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]].
4. States based on a system of governance headed by a king or a queen.

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