monarch

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	monarch - a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right crowned head, sovereign 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.	monarch - large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed Danaus plexippus, milkweed butterfly, monarch butterfly 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] n → monarca m/f

---

monarch [ˈmɔnək] n → monarque m

---

monarch [ˈmɔnək] n → Monarch(in) m(f)

---

monarch [ˈmɔnək] n → monarca m