monarch
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A group of monarchs. 
A monarch butterfly.
See also: Monarch
English
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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.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɒnək/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑnɚk/, /ˈmɑnɑɹk/
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Noun
monarch (plural monarchs)
- The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
- 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 25:
- Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd / Than is your Majesty.
- A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America.
- 2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 223:
- But I know the monarchs are close by, their orange-and-black wings folded, dusted, and baked by heat, ready to flee south.
- (Aboriginal English) A police officer.
- 1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics, published 2012, page 41:
- ‘Skippy gets off. An ya know the first thing e says to them monarch? E turns round on em an yelps, “An now ya can just gimme back that bottle.”’
- (often capitalised) 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.
- Synonym: monarch flycatcher
Usage notes
See monarchy.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- absolute monarch
- African monarch (Danaus chrysippus)
- Biak monarch (Symposiachrus brehmii))
- constitutional monarch
- false monarch
- frilled monarch (Arses telescopthalmus)
- golden monarch (Carterornis chrysomela)
- monarch caterpillar
- monarch flycatcher (Monarchidae spp.)
- monarchical
- monarchism
- monarchist
- monarch of all one surveys
Translations
ruler
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butterfly Danaus plexippus
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References
Monarch butterfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Danaus plexippus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
A monarch can have any of the following titles:
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch monarcha, from Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from 'μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).
Pronunciation
Noun
monarch m (plural monarchen, diminutive monarchje n)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: monarg