monarch
noun
- the single or sole ruler of a state
- the hereditary (often constitutional) head of a state; king, queen, etc.
- a person or thing that surpasses others of the same kind
- a large, migratory butterfly (Danaus plexippus) native to North America, having orange, black-edged wings: the larvae feed on milkweed
See monarch in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mŏnˈərk, -ärkˌ)
noun- 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.
- One that commands or rules: “I am monarch of all I survey” (William Cowper).
- One that surpasses others in power or preeminence: “Mont Blanc is the monarch of the mountains” (Byron).
- A monarch butterfly.
Related Forms:
- mo·narˈchal (mə-närˈkəl), mo·narˈchic (-kĭk), mo·narˈchi·cal (-kĭ-kəl) adjective
- mo·narˈchal·ly, mo·narˈchi·cal·ly adverb
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