Paternal Autocracy

Paternal Autocracy (Also known as Absolute monarchy) is a monarchial form of government in which the monarch exercises ultimate governing authority as head of state and head of government; his or her powers are not limited by a constitution or by the law. An absolute monarch wields unrestricted political power over the sovereign state and its people. Paternal Autocracies are often hereditary but other means of transmission of power are attested. Paternal Autocracy differs from limited monarchy, in which the monarch’s authority is legally bound or restricted by a constitution.