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PUZZLE #46 - MONARCHY

IN-CONTEXT WORD DEFINITIONS

crown: A symbol of royal authority worn by a monarch and often used to represent the monarchy itself. The crown represented British royal authority over the colonies before American independence.

king: A male monarch who rules a kingdom. A king ruled Great Britain when the American colonies challenged royal authority and pursued independence.

queen: A female monarch who rules a kingdom or the wife of a king. A queen is a female monarch whose role represents the royal system the colonies ultimately rejected.

throne: The ceremonial seat of a monarch and a symbol of royal power. The throne symbolizes the royal power held by the British monarchy over its colonial subjects.

royalty: Members of a monarch's family or the social class associated with a royal household. Royalty refers to the ruling family and court associated with a monarchy such as Britain’s.

dynasty: A sequence of rulers from the same family line. A dynasty preserves royal power within one family across generations of monarchs.

subject: A person who owes allegiance to and is governed by a monarch. Before independence many colonists were British subjects who owed allegiance to the king.

sovereign: A supreme ruler such as a king or queen with independent authority. The British sovereign held ultimate royal authority over the empire and its colonies.

tax levy: A tax imposed by a ruling government or monarch on its subjects. A tax levy imposed by Britain became a major source of colonial anger before the Revolution.

decree: An official order issued by a monarch or other authority. A royal decree was an official command that subjects and colonial officials were expected to follow.

absolute rule: Government in which a monarch holds unrestricted political power. Absolute rule concentrates political power in a monarch rather than in elected representatives.

Secret Word: The ceremonial seat of a monarch and a symbol of royal power. The throne symbolizes the royal power held by the British monarchy over its colonial subjects.