DIVINE RIGHT


Meaning of DIVINE RIGHT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1600

: the right of a sovereign to rule as set forth by the theory of government that holds that a monarch receives the right to rule directly from God and not from the people

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.