monarchic
/məˈnɑː.kɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /məˈnɑːr.kɪk/ (ame, ipa)
monarchic — adjective
- monarchicpositive
- more monarchiccomparative
- most monarchicsuperlative
1. describing a country, system, or quality linked to rule by a single hereditary k
describing a country, system, or quality linked to rule by a single hereditary king or queen — for example, the structures, traditions, or atmosphere of such rule.
Many older citizens in Bangkok still feel deep respect for the country's monarchic traditions.
attributive: monarchic + noun (traditions/system/rule)
Elena argued in class that monarchic power often slowed the growth of modern democracy.
abstract noun collocate: monarchic power
On the tour, Rohan was surprised by how grand and monarchic the palace garden looked.
The new prime minister rejected monarchic rule and promised an elected government within two years.
Some small European states kept their monarchic systems even after the twentieth-century wars.
- royal
everyday word for anything connected with a king or queen; broader and far more common.
- regal
focuses on the dignity or appearance of a ruler rather than the political system.
- monarchical
near-identical meaning; slightly more frequent in academic and historical writing.
- imperial
refers to an empire and its emperor, often suggesting much larger territory.
- republican
describing a state ruled by elected officials with no hereditary monarch.
- democratic
broader political opposite: power held by the people through elections.
文法句型
monarchic + noun (system/power/tradition/rule)
用法筆記
Almost always attributive (monarchic system, monarchic rule, monarchic tradition); predicative use is rare and reads as literary. Subject of the noun is usually a country, era, institution, or abstract idea such as 'power' or 'rule', not a person.