Autocracy
Example:
In some islands hereditary autocracy prevailed; in others the government was elective. He conceived the idea of limiting the autocracy by subordinating it to the authority of the supreme privy council, of which he was president.
In some islands hereditary autocracy prevailed; in others the government was elective. He conceived the idea of limiting the autocracy by subordinating it to the authority of the supreme privy council, of which he was president.