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Across 2. the noble class or the body of nobles in a country 4. a person who rules or governs; sovereign 7. a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities 9. the descent or transmission of a throne 11. a person appointed or authorized to act in a designated capacity 19. any tract of land; region or district 20. government by many bureaus or departments with many administrators and officials 21. An absolute monarchy is generally accepted to be defined as one in which the leader, or monarch, exercises ultimate governing authority as both head of the government and head of the state. The monarch's powers within an absolute monarchy are unrestricted 22. a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful ruler or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom

Down 1. to acquire or gain by force of arms, to overcome by force, to win in a war 3. a will, especially one that relates to the disposition (settlement) of one's personal property 5. an Egyptian term meaning foreign rulers, used by the Egyptians to describe the kings of nearby areas 6. a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment or injury 8. open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler 10. an Egyptian rod or wand held in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power 12. the act of entering as an enemy—especially of an army 13. to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish; to put an end to by force 14. wars between political factions or regions within the same country 15. a person descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring 16. a rod or wand serving as a symbol of office or authority 17. a sequence of rulers from the same family or group 18. a man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat