A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler). / The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.

Alternative form of monarchical

plural of monarchy

A government in which a monarch agrees to share power with a parliament and abide by a constitution; also known as a constitutional monarchy.

a period of liberal constitutional monarchy in France under King Louis-Philippe starting with the July Revolution (or Three Glorious Days) of 1830 and ending with the Revolution of 1848

(politics) A monarchy which includes elements of democracy and aristocracy.

A monarchy in which the ruler has no power and is is purely a ceremonial figurehead, with actual power being vested in the legislature

(UK, informal) A relatively informal and modest style of monarchy, as found in Scandinavia and the Low Countries.

Alternative form of bicycle monarchy

(politics, historical) A type of monarchy, common in Europe during the early modern period, in which a single ruler governed several territories as if they were separate kingdoms, each with its own local traditions and legal structures.