monarchal

[ muh-nahr-kuhl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a monarch:

   monarchal pomp.

2. having the status of a monarch.

Other Words From

• mo·narchal·ly adverb
• anti·mo·narchal adjective
• anti·mo·narchal·ly adverb
• anti·mo·narchi·al adjective
• nonmo·narchal adjective
• nonmo·narchal·ly adverb
• nonmo·narchi·al adjective
• premo·narchal adjective
• premo·narchi·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monarchal¹

First recorded in 1580–90; monarch + -al ¹

Example Sentences

He killed his own son and heir by whacking him over the head with the monarchal staff in a tsar-ish fit of temper.

From The Daily Beast

However, it has a deliberative stateliness and a certain monarchal tone.

From Project Gutenberg

That some were attached to the monarchal, while others thought the republican more eligible.

From Project Gutenberg

The constitution was monarchal-aristocratic, something like that of the Poles, in the period of the Jagellons.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• absolute
• autonomous
• unlimited