monarch

nl-noun

monarch m (plural monarchen, diminutive monarchje n)

monarchen (plural)
monarchje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: monarg

From Middle Dutch monarcha, from Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from 'μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).


tsarina

tsarina f (plural tsarina's, masculine tsaar)

Probably from Italian or Spanish, cf. the English etymology.

tsarina (female tsar/empress, wife of a tsar)


farao

farao m (plural farao's, diminutive faraootje n)

farao's (plural)
faraootje (diminutive neuter)


royal

royal m or f (plural royals, diminutive [please provide])


monarchie

monarchie f (plural monarchieën, diminutive monarchietje n)

monarchieën (plural)
monarchietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: monargie

→ Indonesian: monarki

From Middle Dutch monarchie, from Old French monarchie, from Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μοναρχίᾱ (monarkhíā). Equivalent to monarch + -ie.


regent

regent m (plural regenten, diminutive regentje n, feminine regentes)

regenten (plural)
regentje (diminutive neuter)
regentes (feminine)

From Middle Dutch regent, from Middle French regent, from Old French regent, from Latin regēns.

regent, acting head of state in a monarch's place


scepter

scepter m (plural scepters, diminutive sceptertje n)

scepters (plural)
sceptertje (diminutive neuter)


prins

prins m (plural prinsen, diminutive prinsje n, feminine prinses)

prinsen (plural)
prinsje (diminutive neuter)
prinses (feminine)

Negerhollands: prints

→ Papiamentu: prens, prins

From Middle Dutch prince, from Old French prince, from Latin princeps (“first”), notably in princeps civitatis (“first citizen”), the primary title of the Roman 'emperor' under the still republican constitution.


koning

koning m (plural koningen, diminutive koninkje n, feminine koningin)

koningen (plural)
koninkje (diminutive neuter)
koningin (feminine)

Afrikaans: koning

Negerhollands: koning, kiniṅ

→ Mohegan-Pequot: kunnung

→ Sranan Tongo: kownu

→ Lokono: kónoe

→ Aukan: konu

→ Kari'na: konu

From Middle Dutch cōninc, from Old Dutch cuninc, from Proto-West Germanic *kuning, from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz. Cognate to English king.


koningin

koningin f (plural koninginnen, diminutive koninginnetje n, masculine koning)

koninginnen (plural)
koninginnetje (diminutive neuter)
koning (masculine)

Negerhollands: koninginne, kooningin

/ˌkoːnɪˈŋɪn/

From Middle Dutch coninginne, from Old Dutch kuninginna. Equivalent to koning (“king”) + -in (“suffix indicating femininity”).

suffix

queen
female monarchic ruler of a kingdom


prinses

nl-noun

prinses f (plural prinsessen, diminutive prinsesje n, masculine prins)

prinsessen (plural)
prinsesje (diminutive neuter)
prins (masculine)
princers (alternative obsolete)
princerse (alternative obsolete)
princersse (alternative obsolete)
princes (alternative obsolete)

Afrikaans: prinses

→ Papiamentu: prensès

From Middle Dutch princesse, variant of princerse. Equivalent to prins + -es.


sultan

sultan m (plural sultans, feminine sultane)

From Turkish sultan, from Arabic سُلْطَان (sulṭān), from Aramaic שולטנא (šulṭānā, “strength, authority”).


kroon

nl-noun

kroon f or m (plural kronen, diminutive kroontje n)

kronen (plural)
kroontje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: kroon

→ Indonesian: kerun

Negerhollands: kroon

From Middle Dutch crône, from Old Dutch corōna, from Proto-West Germanic *korōnā, from Latin corōna. Doublet of kruin and corona.

crown
part of a tooth not covered by gum

any of various currencies, including the Danish krone, Estonian kroon, Swedish krona


regering

regering f (plural regeringen, diminutive regerinkje n)

regeringen (plural)
regerinkje (diminutive neuter)
regeering (alternative archaic)

Afrikaans: regering

Negerhollands: regeering

/rəˈɣeː.rɪŋ/

De regering heeft nieuwe maatregelen aangekondigd.

The government has announced new measures.

Veel mensen zijn het niet eens met het beleid van de regering.

Many people disagree with the government's policy.

(law) government (a governing council: especially the executive branch of government)


koninklijk

Negerhollands: kooninglig

From Middle Dutch coninclike. Equivalent to koning + -lijk.


vorst

vorst m (plural vorsten, diminutive vorstje n, feminine vorstin)

vorsten (plural)
vorstje (diminutive neuter)
vorstin (feminine)

Afrikaans: vors

Negerhollands: voorst

From Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-West Germanic *furist, from Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”).

the generic term for prince, monarch, ruler


tsaar

tsaar m (plural tsaren, diminutive tsaartje n, feminine tsarina or tsarin)

tsaren (plural)
tsaartje (diminutive neuter)
tsarina (feminine)
tsarin (feminine)

Afrikaans: tsaar

→ West Frisian: tsaar

Borrowed from Russian царь (carʹ), from Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from Proto-Slavic *cěsařь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.


koninkrijk

koninkrijk n (plural koninkrijken, diminutive koninkrijkje n)

koninkrijken (plural)
koninkrijkje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: koninkryk

Negerhollands: koningriek, kooningrik

From Middle Dutch koninkrike, from Old Dutch *kuningrīki, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningarīkī, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją. Equivalent to koning + rijk. Compare German Königreich, Danish kongerige.


troon

troon m (plural tronen, diminutive troontje n)

tronen (plural)
troontje (diminutive neuter)

Negerhollands: troon

From Middle Dutch trone, from Old French trone, from Latin thronus, from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “seat, throne”).

der

(Christianity, angelology) throne (angel of an order between cherubim and dominions)


keizerrijk

nl-noun

keizerrijk n (plural keizerrijken, diminutive keizerrijkje n)

keizerrijken (plural)
keizerrijkje (diminutive neuter)


keizer

keizer m (plural keizers, diminutive keizertje n, feminine keizerin)

keizers (plural)
keizertje (diminutive neuter)
keizerin (feminine)

Afrikaans: keiser

→ Indonesian: kaisar

Negerhollands: keiser

From Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar. Doublet with tsaar (“tsar”).


dynastie

dynastie f (plural dynastieën, diminutive dynastietje n)

dynastieën (plural)
dynastietje (diminutive neuter)

Afrikaans: dinastie

→ Indonesian: dinasti

Borrowed from French dynastie, from Middle French dynastie, from Late Latin dynastia, from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “power, dominion”).


vorstin

nl-noun

vorstin f (plural vorstinnen, diminutive vorstinnetje n, masculine vorst)

vorstinnen (plural)
vorstinnetje (diminutive neuter)
vorst (masculine)

Afrikaans: vorstin

From Middle Dutch vorstinne. Equivalent to vorst + -in.

De Deense koningin is met een regeerperiode van 52 jaar nu de langstzittende vorstin van Europa.

2023 December 31, Lotje van den Dungen, “Deense koningin Margrethe treedt in januari af [Denmark's Queen Margrethe steps down in January]”, in NRC Handelsblad, retrieved 2025-01-30:

With a reign of 52 years, the Danish queen is now the longest-serving monarch in Europe.

sovereigness, monarchess, queen (female reigning monarch)

a princess, the daughter of a king, elector (in the Holy Roman Empire), emperor, or the wife or daughter of certain princes

a princess, the female reigning monarch of a principality

(generic) a female potentate, such as certain especially mediaeval duchesses


koningschap

koningschap n (plural koningschappen, diminutive koningschapje n)

koningschappen (plural)
koningschapje (diminutive neuter)


rijksappel

rijksappel m (plural rijksappels, diminutive rijksappeltje n)

rijksappels (plural)
rijksappeltje (diminutive neuter)

a (golden) orb, one of the insignia of monarchy: globus cruciger


keizerin

keizerin f (plural keizerinnen, diminutive keizerinnetje n, masculine keizer)

keizerinnen (plural)
keizerinnetje (diminutive neuter)
keizer (masculine)


keizerlijk

nl-adj

keizerlijk (comparative keizerlijker, superlative keizerlijkst)

keizerlijker (comparative)
keizerlijkst (superlative)
keizerlijk (adverbial positive predicative)
keizerlijker (adverbial comparative predicative)
het keizerlijkst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het keizerlijkste (adverbial predicative superlative)
keizerlijke (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
keizerlijkere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
keizerlijkste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
keizerlijk (indefinite neuter positive singular)
keizerlijker (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
keizerlijkste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
keizerlijke (indefinite plural positive)
keizerlijkere (comparative indefinite plural)
keizerlijkste (indefinite plural superlative)
keizerlijke (definite positive)
keizerlijkere (comparative definite)
keizerlijkste (definite superlative)
keizerlijks (partitive positive)
keizerlijkers (comparative partitive)

Afrikaans: keiserlik

From Middle Dutch keiserlijc. Equivalent to keizer + -lijk.


vorstendom

nl-noun

vorstendom n (plural vorstendommen, diminutive vorstendomtje n)

vorstendommen (plural)
vorstendomtje (diminutive neuter)

principality, princedom (a region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess)


koningin-moeder

koningin-moeder f (plural koningin-moeders, diminutive koningin-moedertje n)

koningin-moeders (plural)
koningin-moedertje (diminutive neuter)


koningshuis

koningshuis n (plural koningshuizen, diminutive koningshuisje n)

koningshuizen (plural)
koningshuisje (diminutive neuter)

Compound of koning (“king”) + -s- (genitival interfix) + huis (“house”).

compound

royal house (part of a royal family considered eligible for rule)


sjah

nl-noun

sjah m (plural sjahs, diminutive sjahtje n)

sjahs (plural)
sjahtje (diminutive neuter)