'Monarchies' definitions:

Definition of 'Monarchies'

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  • Monarchy \Mon"arch*y\, n.; pl. Monarchies. [F. monarchie, L. monarchia, Gr. ?. See Monarch.]
  • 1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch. [1913 Webster]
  • In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom. [1913 Webster]
  • What scourage for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Fifth monarchy, a universal monarchy, supposed to be the subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four preceding monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman. See Fifth Monarchy men, under Fifth. [1913 Webster]

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