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Monarch

Monarch Meaning & Definition
Monarch Definition And Meaning

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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