monarchy
/ˈmɒnəkɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- a form of government with a monarch at the head君主政体; 君主制。
1.1
- count noun a state that has a monarch君主国。
1.2
the monarchy
the monarch and royal family of a country王室; 皇室：the monarchy is the focus of loyalty and service.
人人忠于王室, 并为之效劳。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French monarchie, via late Latin from Greek monarkhia 'the rule of one'.