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mon·arch
(mŏn′ərk, -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·nar′chal (mə-när′kəl), mo·nar′chic (-kĭk), mo·nar′chi·cal (-kĭ-kəl) adj.
mo·nar′chal·ly, mo·nar′chi·cal·ly adv.
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monarch
(ˈmɒnək)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a sovereign head of state, esp a king, queen, or emperor, who rules usually by hereditary right
2. a supremely powerful or pre-eminent person or thing
3. (Animals) Also called: milkweed a large migratory butterfly, Danaus plexippus, that has orange-and-black wings and feeds on the milkweed plant: family Danaidae
[C15: from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek; see mono-, -arch]
monarchal, monarchial adj
moˈnarchally adv
moˈnarchical, moˈnarchic adj
moˈnarchically adv
ˈmonarchism n
ˈmonarchist n, adj
ˌmonarˈchistic adj
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mon•arch
(ˈmɒn ərk, -ɑrk)n.
1. a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
2. a sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation.
3. a person or thing that holds a dominant position.
mo•nar•chal (məˈnɑr kəl) mo•nar′chi•al (-ki əl) adj.
mo•nar′chal•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | monarch - 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 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 Merovingian - a member of the Merovingian dynasty 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 danaid, danaid butterfly - large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste Danaus, genus Danaus - type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies |
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monarch
noun ruler, king or queen, sovereign, tsar, potentate, crowned head, emperor or empress, prince or princess She will never stand down as monarch and we fully support her.
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Translations
مَلِكمَلِكٌ
monarchapanovníkvládce
monark
hallitsijamonarkki
monarh
egyeduralkodó
einvaldur; konungur, drottning
君主
세습적 군주
monarchasmonarchija
monarhs
monarcha
vladar
monark
เจ้าแผ่นดิน
quốc vương, nữ hoàng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
monarch
n → Monarch(in) m(f), → Herrscher(in) m(f); (fig) → König m; absolute monarch → Alleinherrscher(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
monarch
(ˈmonək) noun a king, queen, emperor, or empress.
ˈmonarchy – plural ˈmonarchies – noun (a country etc that has) government by a monarch.
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monarch
→ مَلِكٌ vládce monark Monarch μονάρχης monarca monarkki monarque monarh monarca 君主 세습적 군주 vorst monark monarcha monarca монарх monark เจ้าแผ่นดิน kral quốc vương, nữ hoàng 君主Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009