About The Word Monarch
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Monarch
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What's The Definition Of Monarch?
[n] large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
[n] a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right Synonyms | Synonyms for Monarch: crowned head | Danaus plexippus | milkweed butterfly | monarch butterfly | sovereign Related Terms | Find terms related to Monarch: anointed king | boss | chief | chieftain | crowned head | czar | dynast | emperor | empress | grand duke | high chief | imperator | king | king-emperor | kinglet | lord | lord paramount | majesty | master | overlord | owner | paramount | petty king | potentate | prince | prince consort | queen | royal | royal personage | royalty | ruler | sovereign | suzerain | tetrarch See Also | chief of state | czar | danaid | danaid butterfly | Danaus | Emperor | genus Danaus | Hanoverian | head of state | king | male monarch | ruler | shah | swayer | tsar | tzar Monarch In Webster's Dictionary \Mon"arch\, n. [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. ?, ?;
? alone + ? to be first, rule, govern. See {Archi-}.]
1. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler;
an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.
He who reigns Monarch in heaven, . . . upheld by old
repute. --Milton.
2. One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is
called the monarch of the forest.
3. A patron deity or presiding genius.
Come, thou, monarch of the vine, Plumpy Bacchus.
--Shak.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A very large red and black butterfly ({Danais
Plexippus}); -- called also {milkweed butterfly}.
\Mon"arch\, a. Superior to others; pre["e]minent; supreme; ruling. ``Monarch savage.'' --Pope. |
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