The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
The power or right to exercise authority.
The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.
The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.
Impassioned allegiance to or advocacy of the establishment, maintenance, and/or interests of a particular king, royal house, or kingly dynasty; sometimes extended to the same of a non-royal (i.e., grand ducal, imperial, or other) family or sovereign; often contrasted with monarchism.