monarch
mon·arch (män′ərk, -ärk′)
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
Etymology: LME monarcha < LL < Gr monarchēs < monos, alone + archein, to rule: see mono- & -arch
Converse of object
- reign: The first heir born to a reigning monarch for three quarters of a century.
- exile: In the Second World War, London was home to the exiled monarchs of many occupied countries.
- succeed: There is now a movement afoot to exchange the title for succeeding monarchs to that of Defender of Faiths.
- elect: We fight for the abolition of the post of presidency - especially directly-elected presidents, who become little more than strutting elected monarchs.
- serve: Serving six monarchs of his native Great Britain, he has served all men's freedom and dignity.
- become: By the time of her Golden Jubilee, Victoria had become the most popular monarch Britain has ever had.
Adjective modifier
- Hanoverian: This is the first visit of a Hanoverian monarch to Scotland.
- Assyrian: Samaria was also overrun by the Assyrian monarch, and the country heavily taxed.
- constitutional: Michael was the only constitutional monarch to have led his people in person during the Second World War.
- hereditary: The existence of a hereditary monarch keeps the politicians in their place.
- Caribbean: In addition to was first launched in still elegant enough at caribbean cruise monarch royal sea half moon.
- absolute: Absolute monarch of the Magic Kingdom On the second question, we can only note the growing evidence of megalomania.
Modifies a noun
- butterfly: Impact of Bt corn pollen on monarch butterfly populations: A risk assessment.
- larva: A: Research and experience to date indicate Bt corn does not pose danger for monarch larvae and other beneficial insects.
Noun used with modifier
- ruling: In many people's eyes, Henry's accession to the throne had been achieved by treason against a ruling monarch.
- cruise: In addition to was first launched in still elegant enough at caribbean cruise monarch royal sea half moon.
Possessives
- reign: However, scholars believe that during the last years of the monarch's reign the Assyrian Empire began to decay.
- son: Prince Albert was created Duke of York, the traditional title of the monarch's second son, in 1920.
- head: For centuries British coins have copied Roman designs with the monarch's head on one side.
Preposition: of
- forest: Even tho I am the sole monarch of the forest, I do not indulge in any act of injustice and corruption.
Edina! Scotia's darling seat, All hail thy palaces and tow'rs, Where once beneath a monarch's feet Sat Legislation's sov'reign pow'rs.
He invades authors like a monarch; and what would be theft in other poets, is only victory in him.
Then Israel's monarch, after Heaven's own heart, His vigorous warmth did, variously, impart To wives and slaves: and, wide as his command, Scattered his Maker's image through the land.
Restless, he rolls about from whore to whore, A merry Monarch, scandalous and poor.
Everything we hear from Buckingham Palace suggests that [the Queen] issurrounded by stupid, blind, stuffy, self-promoting, rivalrous, gin-drinking courtiers, who haven't realised that a modern constitutional Monarch exists no longer by right but by consent and free will.
I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. O Solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
I am the monarch of the sea, The Ruler of the Queen's Navee, Whose praise Great Britain loudly chants And we are his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts!
The self-worship of the monarch, or of the feudal superior, is matched by the self-worship of the male.
With ravished ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres.
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