monarchallyadv.
/məˈnɑːkl̩i/, /məˈnɑːkəli/, U.S. /məˈnɑrk(ə)li/ rare.
In a monarchal manner; as a monarch; = monarchically adv.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > [adverb]
monarchally?1616
?1616 J. Rolfe True Relation State Virginia (1951) 35 Afterward a more absolute gouerment was graunted Monarchally, wherein it still contynueth.
1838 G. S. Faber Inq. Hist. & Theol. Anc. Vallenses & Albigenses 392 Antichrist..hath already appeared in his true character, seated monarchally in the seven-hilled city.
1997 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 16 Sept. 11 a Did you ever analyze her treatment at the hands of the royal family—they, who acted monarchally but never regally toward her?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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