monarchical
adjUK /məˈnɑːkɪk(ə)l/
Etymology From monarch + -ical, perhaps after Middle French monarchique.
1
Of or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
- Although a socialist he did have monarchical leanings
2
Having sole or undivided authority.
- But in this contest of martyrs, it was Ignatius's passionate account of a monarchical episcopal ministry which set the pattern for the future.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, pages 133–4:
- Synonyms
- monarchal, monarchial, monarchic
- Derived terms
- antimonarchical, monarchical hero, monarchically, nonmonarchical, unmonarchical