monarchical
adjective
mo·nar·chi·cal
mə-ˈnär-ki-kəl 
mä-
variants
or less commonly monarchic
mə-ˈnär-kik
mä-
Examples of monarchical in a Sentence
guests who stay in the hotel's most expensive suite live in monarchical splendor
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Trump bestowed on himself the monarchical moniker on Wednesday after proclaiming victory over New York’s new car-traffic toll plan for Manhattan.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Thomas Jefferson converted the State of the Union speech into a written message, regarding the pomp of the speech as too monarchical (sadly, the speech was revived by Woodrow Wilson for exactly that reason).
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2025
In the Paramount+ series’ forthcoming Season 2, which premieres on Sunday, Feb. 23, don’t expect to see Spencer’s bride talk much about her monarchical upbringing.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Jan. 2025
But the changes did not dramatically alter the monarchical system, and King Mohammed VI maintains the vast majority of power.
—Amaney A. Jamal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Thomas Jefferson converted the State of the Union speech into a written message, regarding the pomp of the speech as too monarchical (sadly, the speech was revived by Woodrow Wilson for exactly that reason).
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2025
In the Paramount+ series’ forthcoming Season 2, which premieres on Sunday, Feb. 23, don’t expect to see Spencer’s bride talk much about her monarchical upbringing.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Jan. 2025
But the changes did not dramatically alter the monarchical system, and King Mohammed VI maintains the vast majority of power.
—Amaney A. Jamal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Feb. 2022
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“Monarchical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarchical. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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monarchical
adjective
mo·nar·chi·cal
mə-ˈnär-ki-kəl
mä-
variants
also monarchic
: of or relating to a monarch or monarchy
monarchical government
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