absolute monarch

noun

The ruler of an absolute monarchy.

Meanings

nounabsolute monarch (plural absolute monarchs)

plural absolute monarchs

  1. The ruler of an absolute monarchy.

    He maintained that an absolute monarch could extend his credit more advantageously, and could obtain money at lower rates of interest, than a prince with limited authority.

    1887, Andrew McFarland Davis, An Historical Study of Law’s System, page 17
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