variants
or monarchial
as in regal
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
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The lodge got its name from the bucket list gamefish that attracts anglers from around the world seeking to hook up with the silver king, the nickname given to the regal tarpon.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025 -
Other regal references including Duke, Majesty and Emperor are also a no-go in the country, which polices birth names under its strict registration law.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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As if that wasn’t enough, a parade of royal camels welcomed Trump outside the Amiri Diwan, Qatar’s presidential office.—
Natasha Turak,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Beatrice made multiple royal appearances this week, making a return to public life after the birth of her second child, daughter Athena, who was born prematurely.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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The drama follows a woman born into modest circumstances in Sicily in 1900, who goes on to navigate life in a convent, and then carves herself out a place in aristocratic household achieving happiness and emancipation in the process.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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Kollwitz’ life also coincided with the final days of aristocratic feudalism and serfdom in Germany and the nation’s economic transition to Industrialism.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Historically, that hasn’t guaranteed a like-minded successor, as demonstrated by the choice of the Polish John Paul II after 455 years of Italian popes, and the selection of the decentralizing Francis after 35 years of more monarchical papacies.—
Made by History,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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Throughout the nineteenth century, liberal democracies sought to outperform monarchical, hereditary, and aristocratic regimes.—
Daniel Deudney,
Foreign Affairs,
14 June 2018
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“Monarchal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monarchal. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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