Thesaurus results for MONARCHIAL

monarchal

adjective

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Definition of monarchal

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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Recent Examples of monarchal This transformation, taking place over a roughly seventy-five-year period between the American Revolution and the Civil War, coincided with a period of intense political and cultural identity formation, led by the first generations of Anglo-American men not raised under monarchial rule. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

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The royal couple remain married and a regal drama that includes many characters still alive has echoes of The Crown as well as Dutch series Máxima, which Beta also distributes.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026
Their peace shatters when Sovieshu rescues Rashta (Lee Se-young), a runaway slave, on a royal hunt and brings her home as his concubine.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of royal

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Stewart, in a cameo at the end of the film, plays a regal King Richard who returns from the Crusades to chastise his younger brother Prince John (played by a scene-stealing Richard Lewis).

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
For the team-up, the two former Disney Channel stars posed in fancy gowns and crowns for some regal photos, marking one of the first times fans have seen them together in years.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of regal

Adjective

Hélène was born into a world of Russian nobles in exile who transposed their aristocratic geography onto the suburbs of Paris (Meudon, where Hélène grew up, became Miedonsk) and whose Russophone children only began learning French at school.

— Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
And yet these engravings are informed by the artist’s signature subversive irony, incorporating French aristocratic styles to elevate Haitians bent on destroying French colonial power.

— Elisa Turner, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

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