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monarchy

The correct spelling is monarchy.

How to pronounce monarchy

/ˈmɒnəki/
noun

IPA: /ˈmɒnəki/

Say it like: Mon-arc-hee

The correct spelling is monarchy. A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
  2. 2.The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
  3. 3.A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.
  4. 4.States based on a system of governance headed by a king or a queen.

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