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.

plural of monarchy

Alternative form of monarchical

A state over which a sole monarch has absolute and unlimited power. / (uncountable) The rule of such a monarch, as a form of government.

A monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.

A government in which a monarch agrees to share power with a parliament and abide by a constitution; also known as a constitutional monarchy.

a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution (or Three Glorious Days) of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848

(unofficial appellation among historians) The countries and provinces that were ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg until 1780, and then by the successor branch of Habsburg-Lorraine until 1918.

(politics) A monarchy which includes elements of democracy and aristocracy.

(politics, historical) A type of monarchy, common in Europe during the early modern period, in which a single ruler governed several territories as if they were separate kingdoms, each with its own local traditions and legal structures.