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.

plural of limited monarchy

plural of constitutional monarchy

plural of absolute 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