English Explanatory Dictionary

composite monarchy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

composite monarchy composite monarchies

Etymology

Coined in 1975 by German-born British historian Helmut Koenigsberger and popularised by Sir John Huxtable Elliott.

Synonyms

composite state personal union
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