Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right, especially.
- noun A sole and absolute ruler.
- noun A sovereign, such as a king or empress, often with constitutionally limited authority.
- noun One that commands or rules.
- noun One that surpasses others in power or preeminence.
- noun A monarch butterfly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The chief of a monarchy; a supreme governor for life, entitled variously emperor (or empress), king (or queen), czar (or czarina), sultan, shah, etc.; primarily, a sole or autocratic ruler of a state, but in modern times generally a hereditary sovereign with more or less limited powers. See
monarchy . - noun Any possessor of absolute power or superiority; one who or that which holds a dominating or preëminent position, literally or figuratively: as, the oak is the monarch of the forest.
- noun Synonyms King, etc. (see
prince ), potentate, autocrat, despot.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Superior to others; preëminent; supreme; ruling.
- noun A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.
- noun One superior to all others of the same kind.
- noun A patron deity or presiding genius.
- noun (Zoöl.) A very large red and black butterfly (
Danais Plexippus ); -- called alsomilkweed butterfly andmonarch butterfly .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
ruler of anabsolute monarchy or thehead of state of a constitutionalmonarchy . - noun The monarch
butterfly , Danaus plexippus, found in North America, so called because of the designs on its wings.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
- noun a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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To this day, the monarch is the “commander-in-chief” of the British armed forces.
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Bowing your head to a monarch is an act of subservience.
Should you be bothered that Pres. Obama bowed to the Japanese emperor? « Dating Jesus 2009
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It's funny -- I think most Canadians agree that the monarch is a kind of pointless thing.
queen 2005
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Remember that British law still gives lots of nominal power to the monarch – the monarch is in charge of appointing the Prime Minister, of declaring war, of giving “assent” to legislation, etc.
Matthew Yglesias » By Request: The Case for Parliamentarism 2009
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Yes | No | Report from shane mcelroy wrote 21 weeks 3 days ago nikon monarch is an awesome line! check those out!
what are a good pair of binocs that are under 320$ thanks 2009
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"I mean, it's no less ridiculous than pledging allegiance to a hereditary monarch from a German background."
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"I mean, it's no less ridiculous than pledging allegiance to a hereditary monarch from a German background."
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The monarch is smitten with Johnny, which could be a bit icky since (1) he is a minor and (2) an insect-human relationship based on physical attraction runs the risk of being classified as bestiality.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2007
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The monarch is actually a tropical animal, yet during the warmer months it is found as far north as James Bay in Canada.
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