FIFTH-MONARCHY MAN
\fˈɪfθmˈɒnəki mˈan], \fˈɪfθmˈɒnəki mˈan], \f_ˈɪ_f_θ_m_ˈɒ_n_ə_k_i m_ˈa_n]\
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One of a sect of English fanatics who assumed to be "subjects only of King Jesus." It sprung up in the time of Cromwell, and considered him as commencing the fifth great monarchy of the world (Assyria, Persia, Greece and Rome being the first, second, third, and fourth), during which Christ should reign on earth 1000 years.
By Daniel Lyons
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