Thesaurus results for MONARCHICAL

monarchical

adjective

mə-ˈnär-ki-kəl

variants also monarchic

Definition of monarchical

as in regal

fit for or worthy of a royal ruler guests who stay in the hotel's most expensive suite live in monarchical splendor

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Recent Examples of monarchical As much as words held power, so too did symbols, especially those reflecting monarchical versus colonial power. — Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 In a gesture reflecting the move from monarchical privilege to democratic consulting, a committee was convened in the new country to create the Great Seal of the United States. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 So, when republican France went to war with its monarchical neighbors, President Washington declared neutrality. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Iran’s inclinations toward democracy date at least to 1905, when a revolution diminished monarchical power and established a parliament. — John M. Crisp, Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monarchical

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All 18 stories are luxurious and elegant, with 169 guest rooms featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, regal four-posters, and marble bathrooms stocked with Byredo products.

— Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2026
The actress and Bulgari ambassador, currently expecting her third child, coordinated a regal high-shine maternity look with a McQueen dress and metallic Aquazzura sandals.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of regal

Adjective

William, royal patron of the Football Association and an Aston Villa fan, is visiting Merseyside to launch On Your Side, a suicide prevention toolkit for people in sport.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The off-the-shoulder design finished above the knee, breaking with traditional expectations of how a royal woman should dress.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of royal

Adjective

Often, entrants include these alongside aristocratic and highbrow interests in a way that could reduce the appearance of snobbishness.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2026
The Village Photographer Madeleine de Sinéty sloughed off her aristocratic upbringing and spent her life capturing small-town life in Brittany and Maine.

— The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

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