a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire
somebody or something occupying a commanding or preeminent position
a large migratory N American butterfly with that has orange-brown wings with black veins and borders and larvae that feed on milkweed: Danaus plexippus
monarchal /məʹnahkl/ adj
monarchial /məʹnahki·əl/ adj
monarchic /məʹnahkik/ adj
monarchical /məʹnahkikl/ adj
[late Latin monarcha from Greek monarchos, from mon- + -archos: see -arch]