monarch

[ mon-erk, -ahrk ]

/ ˈmɒn ərk, -ɑrk /

noun

a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.

a sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation.

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

monarch butterfly.

Origin of monarch

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin monarcha < Greek monárchēs sole ruler; see mon-, -arch

OTHER WORDS FROM monarch

an·ti·mon·arch, adjective, noun

Words nearby monarch

monaghan, monal, monandrous, monandry, monanthous, monarch, monarch butterfly, monarchal, monarchianism, monarchical, monarchism

Example sentences from the Web for monarchs

If a Queen did cheat, her crimes fade into insignificance compared to the extensive philandering engaged in by medieval monarchs.

The Sex Life of King Richard III's Randy Great Great Great Grandfather |Tom Sykes |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Attacking ISIS is only part of the game, and the monarchs flying with the U.S. have their own agendas.

Obama’s Arab Backers May Draw the U.S. Deep Into the Mideast Quagmire |Jamie Dettmer |September 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And, in the aftermath, those thousands of Monarchs passed through, their colors even brighter against the smoke and ash.

Last Flight of the Monarchs? A Plea for Help for the Dying Butterflies |Michael Daly |February 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But the biggest factor is thought to be an accompanying decrease in milkweed, where the Monarchs lay their eggs along the way.

Last Flight of the Monarchs? A Plea for Help for the Dying Butterflies |Michael Daly |February 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He had, as Weisbrode points out, a great reverence for the institution of monarchy, but a spotty record with monarchs.

Bags of Swank: The Unlikely Alliance Between Churchill and George VI |Michael Korda |October 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Chris- tians forget that in the realm of reason there are no serfs and no monarchs.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
We know that monarchs had a special tendency to indulge in a favourite expletive.

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It contains, besides the monument to its founder, those of many other monarchs.

Over the Ocean |Curtis Guild
The popularity of monarchs and statesmen depended on their power to indulge the people with these cruel sports.

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts, July-December, 1827 |Various
With him the dynasty of the Tsins passed away and that of the Han monarchs succeeded.

Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) |Charles Morris

British Dictionary definitions for monarchs

monarch

/ (ˈmɒnək) /

noun

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

a supremely powerful or pre-eminent person or thing

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

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

Word Origin for monarch

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

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