monocracy

[ moh-nok-ruh-see, muh- ]

noun

, plural mo·noc·ra·cies.

1. government by only one person; autocracy.

monocracy

/ ˈmɒnəˌkræt; mɒˈnɒkrəsɪ /

noun

1. government by one person

Derived Forms

• monocrat, noun
• ˌmonoˈcratic, adjective

Other Words From

• mon·o·crat·ic [mon-, uh, -, krat, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of monocracy¹

1645–55; mono- + -cracy; modeled on aristocracy, democracy

Example Sentences

Their purblind spite was powerless to avert the inevitable advent of monocracy.

From Project Gutenberg

The spirit of the present age in Russia is strictly orthodox; and the monocracy of the Greek Church is the great object for which clergy and laity exert themselves; especially in the Baltic provinces.

From Project Gutenberg