Synonyms for monarchy
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
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).
An absolute monarchy is a monarchy where the monarch is legally the ultimate authority in all temporal matters.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- monarchies → kingdoms, governments, empires, sovereignties…
Example sentences
- kingdom In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed is king.
- crown They met the crown princes of Sweden and Denmark.
- empire Sami built an empire of more than sixty companies.
- sovereignty Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the nation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| monarchy | rising | |
| kingdom | rising | |
| crown | steady | |
| empire | rising | |
| sovereignty | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- crown1, realm1
- 6 letters
- empire3
- 7 letters
- kingdom2
- 8 letters
- dominion3
- 10 letters
- government3
- 11 letters
- sovereignty3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (empire3 = 3 syllables).