monarchy
A monarchy is a country that is ruled by a monarch, and monarchy is this system or form of government.
A monarch, such as a king or queen, rules a kingdom or empire. In a constitutional monarchy, the monarch’s power is limited by a constitution. But in an absolute monarchy, the monarch has unlimited power. Monarchy is an old form of government, and the word has been around a long time. It derives from Greek monarkhiā, from monarkhos, “monarch.”
Definitions of monarchy
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an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
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parliamentary monarchy
a monarchy having a parliament
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kingdom
a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
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empire
a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
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Mogul empire
an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857
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Second Empire
the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870
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