monarchically

In kingly fashion

In a manner relating to or characteristic of a monarch or monarchy.

The adverb typically describes how power is exercised or how someone behaves: The CEO ruled monarchically, tolerating no dissent.

It can also describe governmental structure: The country was monarchically governed for centuries before the revolution.

authority

sovereign

Supreme in power

  • decreeAuthoritative legal command
  • edictAuthoritative public command
  • fiatAuthoritative official decree

mandate · proclamation · dictate · command · prerogative · dominion · imperium · absolutism · autocracy · despotism

dynastic

succession

Following in order

ancestry · descendants · heir · prince · princess · nobility · aristocracy · dynasty · house · regent

ceremonial

coronation

Ceremony installing a sovereign

  • throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
  • crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
  • scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty

orb · regalia · palace · court · procession · investiture · anointing · pageantry · heraldry · fanfare

regal

majestic

Impressively dignified and beautiful

august · noble · grandiose · resplendent · opulent · palatial · magnificent · splendid · sumptuous · courtly

governance

kingdom

Monarch's ruled territory

  • realmGoverned territory or sphere
  • queendomTerritory ruled by queen
  • empireDomain under unified control

sultanate · principality · duchy · dominion · commonwealth · parliament · constitutional · cabinet · ministry · privy council

rulers

king

Male crowned ruler

tsar · tsarina · sultan · maharaja · pharaoh · kaiser · shah · caliph · emir · raja

Opposites
governance structure

monarchicallydemocratically

By majority decision

collectively · popularly · representatively · constitutionally · federally

egalitarianism

monarchicallycommonly

With frequent occurrence

humbly · unassumingly

Family

monarchical, antimonarchical

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