OK, but 'republicanism' is just the ideal opposed to monarchy (or similar arbitrary or hereditary rule). It's not a peculiarity of UK usage (see https://en.wiki

OK, but 'republicanism' is just the ideal opposed to monarchy (or similar arbitrary or hereditary rule). It's not a peculiarity of UK usage (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretia).