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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. [Middle English monarke, from Old French monarque, from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek monarkhos : mono-, mono- + arkhein, to rule.] 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.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | monarchal - having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch; "monarchical gestures"; "monarchal pomp"monarchicalnoble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth" | | 2. | monarchal - ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch; "monarchal government"; "monarchical systems"monarchic, monarchicalundemocratic - not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals; "the union broke with its past undemocratic procedures" | EncyclopediaSeemonarchmonarchalenUK Related to monarchal: monarchySynonyms for monarchaladj having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarchSynonymsRelated Wordsadj ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarchSynonymsRelated Words |