monarch

[ mon-erk, -ahrk ]
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noun
  1. a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.

  2. a sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation.

  1. a person or thing that holds a dominant position: a monarch of international shipping.

Origin of monarch

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French monarche, monarch, from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek mónarchos “sole ruler, monarch”; see mon-, -arch

Other words from monarch

  • an·ti·mon·arch, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for monarch

monarch

/ (ˈmɒnək) /


noun
  1. a sovereign head of state, esp a king, queen, or emperor, who rules usually by hereditary right

  2. a supremely powerful or pre-eminent person or thing

  1. Also called: milkweed a large migratory butterfly, Danaus plexippus, that has orange-and-black wings and feeds on the milkweed plant: family Danaidae

Origin of monarch

1
C15: from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek; see mono-, -arch

Derived forms of monarch

  • monarchal (mɒˈnɑːkəl) or monarchial (mɒˈnɑːkɪəl), adjective
  • monarchally, adverb
  • monarchical or monarchic, adjective
  • monarchically, adverb
  • monarchism, noun
  • monarchist, noun, adjective
  • monarchistic, adjective

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