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monarch
/ˈmɑnɚk/
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What does monarch mean?
noun
- The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
- A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America.
- A police officer.
More meanings (12)
noun
- A stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers.
- The chief or best thing of its kind.
- Any bird of the family Monarchidae.
proper noun
- A surname.
- A hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta.
- The Monarch, a mountain in British Columbia.
- Two other peaks with the affix "mountain": Monarch Mountain (Alberta) and Monarch Mountain (British Columbia).
- An unincorporated community near Monarch Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Cascade County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Wyoming.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmɑnɚk/
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See this word in context.
Had the example not been followed by other nations, all Europe must long ago have worn the chains of a universal monarch.
The most absolute power of the most despotic monarch can scarcely do more than hasten or retard the moment of their apparition.
More book examples (3)
This loadstone is under the care of certain astronomers, who, from time to time, give it such positions as the monarch directs.
What a melancholy picture is there of an old monarch at Kensington, who has lived to see such inglorious and fatal days!
Its form and character are well preserved in one of the paintings of the unfortunate parent of that monarch and his family.