Antimonarchicalness

/ˌæntiməˈnɑrkɪkəlnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being opposed to monarchy and monarchical principles.

Etymology

From antimonarchical + -ness (a suffix forming abstract nouns). This noun refers to the abstract quality of opposing monarchy.

Kelly Says

The antimonarchicalness of early American ideology was so pervasive that even the word 'king' took on negative connotations in American political discourse—today you rarely hear 'your majesty' in a positive sense in American English.

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