monarchial en · ADJ
Etymology
Probably partly from monarchy + -al (compare Middle French monarchial) and partly monarch + -ial.
Meanings
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Synonym of monarchical.
[T]he former Party inclin'd moſt to the Republican Part of our Government, and the latter to the Monarchial.
1741, [David Hume], “Essay XI. Of the Parties of Great Britain.”, in Essays, Moral and Political, volume I, Edinburgh: […] R[obert] Fleming and A[lexander] Alison, for A[lexander] Kincaid […], →OCLC, page 126:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more monarchial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most monarchial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |