Usually means: Authority to rule from God.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Divine right of kings)

noun:  (government) Alternative form of divine right, especially regarding kings as monarchs. [(Christianity, political science, philosophy) The Christian doctrine that monarchs have a God-given right to rule, that they are answerable only to God, and that rebellion is sinful.]

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