monarchy

名词 n.
/ˈmɒnəki/    /ˈmɑnɚki/|/ˈmɑˌnɑɹki/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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). countable,uncountable
    — An absolute monarchy is a monarchy where the monarch is legally the ultimate authority in all temporal matters.
  2. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom. countable,uncountable
    — What scourge for perjury / Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence?
  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. countable,uncountable
  4. States based on a system of governance headed by a king or a queen. countable,uncountable

词形变化

monarchies plural monarchie alternative,obsolete

词源

From Old French monarchie, from Late Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχία (monarkhía), from μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “power, authority”). By surface analysis, mon- (“one, single”) + -archy (“rule, command”).
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