English Explanatory Dictionary

monarch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
  2. A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America.
  3. A police officer.
  4. A stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers.
  5. The chief or best thing of its kind.
  6. Any bird of the family Monarchidae.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. Locations in Canada:
  3. A hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta.
  4. The Monarch, a mountain in British Columbia.
  5. Two other peaks with the affix "mountain": Monarch Mountain (Alberta) and Monarch Mountain (British Columbia).
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. An unincorporated community near Monarch Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado.
  8. An unincorporated community in Cascade County, Montana.
  9. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia.
  10. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  11. An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Wyoming.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɒnək/ /ˈmɑnɚk/ /ˈmɑnɑɹk/ En-us-monarch.ogg en-au-monarch.ogg

Word forms

monarch monarchs

Etymology

From Middle French monarque, from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”), equivalent to mono- + -arch. * (butterfly): See monarch butterfly.

Synonyms

autocrat autocrator big man despot dictator Führer potentate sovereign tyrant monarch flycatcher

Derived words

absolute monarch African monarch Biak monarch constitutional monarch false monarch frilled monarch golden monarch monarch caterpillar monarchess monarch flycatcher Monarchian monarchic monarchical monarchism monarchist monarchistic monarchize monarchlike monarch of all one surveys monarchology unmonarch
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