monarch

mon·arch

M0380900 (mŏn′ərk, -ärk′)n.1. One who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right, especially:a. A sole and absolute ruler.b. A sovereign, such as a king or empress, often with constitutionally limited authority: a constitutional monarch.2. One that commands or rules: "I am monarch of all I survey" (William Cowper).3. One that surpasses others in power or preeminence: "Mont Blanc is the monarch of the mountains" (Byron).4. A monarch butterfly.

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[Middle English monarke, from Old French monarque, from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek monarkhos : mono-, mono- + arkhein, to rule.]

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mo·nar′chal (mə-när′kəl), mo·nar′chic (-kĭk), mo·nar′chi·cal (-kĭ-kəl) adj.mo·nar′chal·ly, mo·nar′chi·cal·ly adv.

monarch

(ˈmɒnək) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a sovereign head of state, esp a king, queen, or emperor, who rules usually by hereditary right2. a supremely powerful or pre-eminent person or thing3. (Animals) Also called: milkweed a large migratory butterfly, Danaus plexippus, that has orange-and-black wings and feeds on the milkweed plant: family Danaidae[C15: from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek; see mono-, -arch] monarchal, monarchial adj moˈnarchally adv moˈnarchical, moˈnarchic adj moˈnarchically adv ˈmonarchism n ˈmonarchist n, adj ˌmonarˈchistic adj

mon•arch

(ˈmɒn ərk, -ɑrk)

n. 1. a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor. 2. a sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation. 3. a person or thing that holds a dominant position. 4. monarch butterfly. [1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin monarcha < Greek monárchēs sole ruler; see mon-, -arch] mo•nar•chal (məˈnɑr kəl) mo•nar′chi•al (-ki əl) adj. mo•nar′chal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	monarch - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary rightcrowned head, sovereignCapetian - a member of the Capetian dynastyCarlovingian, Carolingian - a member of the Carolingian dynastyczar, tsar, tzar - a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)emperor - the male ruler of an empirechief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of governmentking, male monarch, Rex - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdomMerovingian - a member of the Merovingian dynastyruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"Shah, Shah of Iran - title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
	2.	monarch - large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweedDanaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch butterflydanaid, danaid butterfly - large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant tasteDanaus, genus Danaus - type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies

monarch

noun ruler, king or queen, sovereign, tsar, potentate, crowned head, emperor or empress, prince or princess She will never stand down as monarch and we fully support her.

Translations

君主

monarch

(ˈmonək) noun a king, queen, emperor, or empress. 君主 君主ˈmonarchy – plural ˈmonarchies – noun (a country etc that has) government by a monarch. 君主體制 君主体制

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