1. A form of government in which a monarch holds complete and unrestricted power, with no constitutional limitations or democratic checks and balances.
Louis XIV of France ruled under absolute monarchy, famously stating 'L'État, c'est moi' (I am the state).
Luís XIV da França governou sob monarquia absoluta, famosamente afirmando 'L'État, c'est moi' (Eu sou o estado).