A liberatarian catch-all used to describe a limited, functional
government that ensures an ideal free
society. The synonymity with 'monarchy' is unintentional and an ironic symptom; the
true roots of "minarchist" are "minimal" and "archist", the later being a Greek derivation of "ruler".
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Anarchy would be a
society with no government at all, while minarchy would be a
society with a very "minimal government." - As quoted from an amateur Libertarian essay that you can google easily.