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composite monarchies

composite monarchies is the plural of composite monarchy.

Meaning of composite monarchy

Noun

composite monarchy (plural composite monarchies)

  1. (historical) A type of monarchy, common in Europe during the early modern period, in which a single ruler governed several territories as if they were separate kingdoms, each with its own local traditions and legal structures.
    • 1995 [Routledge], Conrad Russell, Chapter 8: Composite monarchies in early modern Europe, Alexander Grant, Keith Stringer, Uniting the Kingdom?, 2003, Taylor & Francis e-library, page 133,
      All multiple kingdoms are composite monarchies, but not all composite monarchies are multiple kingdoms.
    Synonyms:
    composite state, personal union

Questions about composite monarchies

What is composite monarchies the plural of?
Composite monarchies is the plural of composite monarchy.

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