monocracy

[ moh-nok-ruh-see, muh- ]
/ moʊˈnɒk rə si, mə- /

noun, plural mo·noc·ra·cies.

government by only one person; autocracy.

Origin of monocracy

1645–55; mono- + -cracy; modeled on aristocracy, democracy

OTHER WORDS FROM monocracy

mon·o·crat·ic [mon-uh-krat-ik] /ˌmɒn əˈkræt ɪk/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for monocratic

monocracy
/ (mɒˈnɒkrəsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

government by one person

Derived forms of monocracy

monocrat (ˈmɒnəˌkræt), noun monocratic, adjective