divine right, n.Definitions

Divine right (n.) belongs ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠equally to Borgia, the pirate and the constable, if God authors all government — a constable no less than a king acts by divine commission.