monarchal

variants or monarchial
Definition of monarchalnext
as in royal
fit for or worthy of a royal ruler a singing superstar with a monarchal haughtiness that drives her assistants crazy

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Adjective
  • Andrew reportedly retained the corgis after he was stripped of his royal titles and evicted from Royal Lodge, his longtime home, in October 2025.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Andrew’s since been stripped of his royal duties and titles, and was evicted from his home at Royal Lodge.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Queen Camilla sported regal headwear of her own, donning the Diamond Diadem.
    Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • The most famous variation has a regal origin story.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • My father, a boy, sat in the back seat with his brothers and Choute—Duchess of Montmoreau, née de Troguindy, a beautiful and aristocratic woman who went by this single childhood nickname.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
  • News articles and photos of the casual picnic enamored Americans, transforming their view of the royals as rigid and aristocratic to more down-to-earth.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • So, when republican France went to war with its monarchical neighbors, President Washington declared neutrality.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Nor was dominance by descendants of the Emerald Isle a case of monarchical nepotism.
    David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Monarchal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchal. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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