monarchical

Etymology

From monarch + -ical.

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
    Although a socialist he did have monarchical leanings
  2. Having sole or undivided authority.
    But in this contest of martyrs, it was Ignatius's passionate account of a monarchical episcopal ministry which set the pattern for the future. 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, pages 133–4

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