MONARCHY

MONARCHY. → Described by Samuel 1Sa 8:11-18 → See GOVERNMENT → See KING

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monarchy. Monarchy, n. a government by one, a kingdom

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Mon″arch‐y (?), n.; pl. Monarchies (#). [[F. monarchie, L. monarchia, Gr. �. See Monarch.]] 1. 1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.
2. 2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch.
In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy. Macaulay. 3. 3. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
What scourage for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence. Shak. Fifth monarchy, a universal monarchy, supposed to be the subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four preceding monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman. See Fifth Monarchy men, under Fifth.