Found 3 items, similar to Monarchies.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: monarchy kerajaan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: monarchy monarchy n : an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
English → English (gcide) Definition: Monarchies Monarchy \Mon"arch*y\, n.; pl. Monarchies. [F. monarchie, L. monarchia, Gr. ?. See Monarch.] 1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch. [1913 Webster] 2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch. [1913 Webster] In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom. [1913 Webster] What scourage for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]