monarchy

IPA: mˈɑnɑrki

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).
The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
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.
States based on a system of governance headed by a king or a queen.

Examples of "monarchy" in Sentences

The mix of modern life with the trappings of monarchy is handled very well.
One of the perks of visiting what amounts to a monarchy is the VIP treatment.
You know a monarchy is feeling the heat when errant subjects face a beating with spikes.
A string of opposition arrests has prompted fears that the monarchy is beginning to abandon its attempts at democracy and return to authoritarianism.
America does not believe in monarchy for the United States of America, but America should have understood, and they should have respected monarchy for Afghanistan.
So it may be another proof that, even though monarchy is stupid and outdated, in general a strong single-man executive is really the root of all evils, torture and all.
This minority, this small minority, violent and provocative minority, must be overwhelmed by the expressed and demonstrated loyalty of Canadians, Englishspeaking and French-speaking, to Canada, to its institutions of which the monarchy is a cherished and honoured part, and to its unity.