"monarchical" meaning in English

See monarchical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /məˈnɑːkɪk(ə)l/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monarchical.wav
Etymology: From monarch + -ical, perhaps after Middle French monarchique. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|monarch|ical}} monarch + -ical, {{der|en|frm|monarchique}} Middle French monarchique Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monarchical (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monarchical-en-adj-4sAk5vmI
  2. Having sole or undivided authority. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monarchical-en-adj-AgOEq-0o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ical, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ical: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: monarchal, monarchial, monarchic Derived forms: antimonarchical, monarchical hero, monarchically, nonmonarchical, unmonarchical
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