constitutional monarchy

[kon-sti-too-shuh-nl mon-er-kee, -tyoo-]

noun

1. limited monarchy.

constitutional monarchy

noun

1. Also called: limited monarchy. a monarchy governed according to a constitution that limits and defines the powers of the sovereign

constitutional monarchy

1. A form of national government in which the power of the monarch (the king or queen) is restrained by a parliament, by law, or by custom. Several nations, especially in modern times, have passed from absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, including Belgium, Britain, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.

Other Word Forms

• constitutional monarch noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of constitutional monarchy¹

First recorded in 1795–1805