monarchical

[ muh-nahr-ki-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
2. characterized by or favoring monarchy.

Other Words From

• mo·nar·chi·cal·ly adverb
• an·ti·mo·nar·chic adjective
• an·ti·mo·nar·chi·cal adjective
• an·ti·mo·nar·chi·cal·ly adverb
• non·mo·nar·chic adjective
• non·mo·nar·chi·cal·ly adverb
• pre·mo·nar·chi·cal adjective
• sem·i·mo·nar·chic adjective
• sem·i·mo·nar·chi·cal adjective
• sem·i·mo·nar·chi·cal·ly adverb
• un·mo·nar·chic adjective
• un·mo·nar·chi·cal adjective
• un·mo·nar·chi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of monarchical¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from Greek monarchik(ós) (from mónarch(os) monarch + -ikos -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Supreme Court justice—donned the ceremonial attire of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George upon being granted a knighthood from the monarchical religious-military order.

From Slate

Importantly, Alito’s ideological fundamentalism is expressed in the outcomes of his judicial rulings, which have categorically advanced not only his far-right religious views but also his commitments to an unchecked, monarchical executive power that would have been anathema to the framers.

From Slate

And should Trump return to the Oval Office, there would be little to stop him “from assuming” what Stern labels “dangerous and monarchical powers.”

From Salon

In the narrow context he was describing, Nixon was right —not because of any monarchical power held by the president, but because of limits on the power of Congress to regulate certain acts of the president.

From Slate

That openness, in a poor country emerging from centuries of monarchical suppression and decades of insurgency, showed that democratic expression need not necessarily be correlated to economic status.

From New York Times