MONARCHIZE

Etymology

Verb

monarchize (third-person singular simple present monarchizes, present participle monarchizing, simple past and past participle monarchized)

(transitive, obsolete) To rule; to govern

(transitive) To convert to a monarchy.

(intransitive, obsolete) To act or play the part of a monarch.

Anagrams

• Chorezmian

Source: Wiktionary


Mon"arch*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Monarchized; p. pr. & vb. n. Monarchizing.]

Definition: To play the sovereign; to act the monarch. [R.] Shak.

Mon"arch*ize, v. t.

Definition: To rule; to govern. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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