a idealised form of monarchy where the ruler has the power to rule their country and citizens freely with no laws or opposition telling the monarchy what to do

A form of governance in which the monarch holds all power and shares it with no group or institutions, for instance, the nobility or the church. This form of rule predominated in most states, reaching its apogee in Europe from the 15th through the 18th centuries.

Autocracy in which a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government

Concept of government developed during rise of nation-states in western Europe during the 17th century; featured monarchs who passed laws without parliaments, appointed professionalized armies and bureaucracies, established state churches, imposed state economic policies. (p. 540)

Absolute monarchy is a monarchical form of government where the monarch has the power to rule his or her land or country and its citizens freely, with no laws or legally-organized direct opposition in force. Although some religious authority may be able to discourage the monarch from some acts and the sovereign is expected to act according to custom, in an absolute monarchy there is no constitution or body of law above what is decreed by the sovereign (king or queen). As a theory of civics, absolute monarchy puts total trust in well-bred and well-trained monarchs raised for the role from birth.