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mon·arch  (mnrk, -ärk)
n.
1. One who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right, especially:
a. A sole and absolute ruler.
b. A sovereign, such as a king or empress, often with constitutionally limited authority: a constitutional monarch.
2. One that commands or rules: "I am monarch of all I survey" William Cowper.
3. One that surpasses others in power or preeminence: "Mont Blanc is the monarch of the mountains" Byron.
4. A monarch butterfly.

[Middle English monarke, from Old French monarque, from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek monarkhos : mono-, mono- + arkhein, to rule.]

mo·narchal (m-närkl), mo·narchic (-kk), mo·narchi·cal (-k-kl) adj.
mo·narchal·ly, mo·narchi·cal·ly adv.

monarch
Noun
a sovereign head of state, esp. a king, queen, or emperor, who rules by hereditary right [Greek monos sole + arkhos ruler]
monarchical
monarchic adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.monarchmonarch - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
Capetian - a member of the Capetian dynasty
Carlovingian, Carolingian - a member of the Carolingian dynasty
czar, tsar, tzar - a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
emperor - the male ruler of an empire
chief of state, head of state - the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
king, male monarch, Rex - a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
Merovingian - a member of the Merovingian dynasty
ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"
Shah, Shah of Iran - title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
2.monarchmonarch - large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
danaid, danaid butterfly - large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
Danaus, genus Danaus - type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies

monarch
noun ruler, king or queen, sovereign, tsar, potentate, crowned head, emperor or empress, prince or princess
Translations

monarch [ˈmɔnək] nmonarca m/f
monarch [ˈmɔnək] nmonarque m
monarch [ˈmɔnək] nMonarch(in) m(f)
monarch [ˈmɔnək] nmonarca m

monarch
n monarch [ˈmonək]
a king, queen, emperor, or empress. monargمَلِكмонархmonarchamonarkder/die Monarch(in)μονάρχηςmonarcamonarhسلطانmonarkkimonarqueמֶלֶך, מַלכָּהराजाmonarh(egyed)uralkodókepala negara monarkieinvaldur; konungur, drottningmonarca君主군주, 왕monarchasmonarhsrajavorstmonark, konge, dronningmonarchamonarcamonarhмонархmonarchavladarmonarhmonarkพระมหากษัตริย์hükümdar君主монархبادشاہquốc vương
n ˈmonarchy
(a country etc that has) government by a monarch. monargieالحُكومه المَلَكيهмонархияmonarchiemonarkidie Monarchieμοναρχίαmonarquíamonarhiaسلطنت مطلقهmonarkiamonarchieמוֹנַרכיָה, שִׁלטוֹן מְלוּכָנִיराजतंत्रवादmonarhijamonarchiamonarkikonungsríki; einvaldsríki; konungsveldimonarchia君主制군주제, 군주 정치monarchijamonarhijasistem berajakoninkrijkmonarki, kongedømmemonarchiamonarquiamonarhieмонархияmonarchiamonarhijamonarhijamonarkiประเทศที่มีพระมหากษัตริย์เป็นประมุขmonarşi, mutlakiyet君主體制монархіяبادشاہتchế độ quân chủ

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