monarchal

adjective

variants or monarchial
Definition of monarchalnext
as in regal
fit for or worthy of a royal ruler a singing superstar with a monarchal haughtiness that drives her assistants crazy

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  1. regal
  2. royal
  3. aristocratic
  4. monarchical
Adjective
  • Spill into a boho country-style living room housing a 200-year-old cast iron range oven with a crackling fireplace, woven oatmeal rugs, a traditional Welsh dresser, a cocktail cabinet, regal upholstered armchairs, cream canvas sofas (with fluffy throws), and an oak writing desk.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Among the dresses was a regal red gown, which featured off-the-shoulder strap and a voluminous skirt.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of regal
Adjective
  • For those intrigued by royal Christmas menus past, Parker Bowles’s Cooking and the Crown, published this year, dives into the history of royal tastes.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The release of the Christmas cards comes at the end of a trying year for the royal family, in which King Charles and Princess Kate both battled cancer.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of royal
Adjective
  • On another rack is a coat made with a tweed that belongs to the family estate of an aristocratic customer.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Gunn describes his take as less of an origin story and more of a journey, with Superman struggling to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage and aristocratic origins with his small-town, adoptive human family.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of aristocratic
Adjective
  • At least one of them was inspired by walking in the footsteps of her heroic ancestors who risked life, limb, treasure and honor to cleave an independent nation from the crest of the monarchical British Empire.
    Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The military uniform commissioned by Washington during the Revolutionary War became an ongoing visual symbol of the revolution’s rejection of monarchical authority in favor of America’s burgeoning republic.
    Camille Davis / Made by History, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of monarchical
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