absolute monarch

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absolute monarch (plural absolute monarchs)

  1. The ruler of an absolute monarchy.
    • 1887, Andrew McFarland Davis, An Historical Study of Law’s System, page 17:
      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.