monarchal

adjective

variants or monarchial
Definition of monarchalnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monarchal
  1. regal
  2. royal
  3. aristocratic
  4. monarchical
Adjective
  • He’s dressed simply in an olive-green motorcycle jacket, pencil-thin jeans, and a dove-gray turtleneck, sitting with the same authority as his regal subjects.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
  • To the delight of TikTok users, the star of the evening turned out to be the creator's regal dog.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of regal
Adjective
  • The royal family truly lost a couple who would have made the Monarchy stronger.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In each, the real culprit causing the leading lady to turn into Manjulika, the unhinged spirit of a royal dancer, was eventually identified as dissociative identity disorder.
    Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of royal
Adjective
  • The mood was one of happy improvisation, a sort of aristocratic Fawlty Towers art-directed by Slim Aarons.
    Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Hotel Esencia | Originally the private home of an Italian Duchess located 45-minutes north of Tulum, Esencia maintains its aristocratic character in the hands of owner Kevin Wendle.
    Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of aristocratic
Adjective
  • The military uniform commissioned by Washington during the Revolutionary War became an ongoing visual symbol of the revolution’s rejection of monarchical authority in favor of America’s burgeoning republic.
    Camille Davis / Made by History, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Nixon wielded his monarchical power covertly—most notoriously during Watergate—and brazenly, claiming that Article II of the Constitution empowered him to impound funds already allocated by Congress and to conduct widespread, warrantless wiretaps.
    Duncan Hosie / Made by History, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of monarchical
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