monarch (ˈmɒnək
)
Definitions
noun
- a sovereign head of state, esp a king, queen, or emperor, who rules usually by hereditary right
- a supremely powerful or pre-eminent person or thing
- Also called
milkweed a large migratory butterfly, a large migratory butterfly, Danaus plexippus, that has orange-and-black wings and feeds on the milkweed plant: family a large migratory butterfly, that has orange-and-black wings and feeds on the milkweed plant: family Danaidae
Alternative Forms
monarchal (mɒˈnɑːkəll) monarchial (mɒˈnɑːkɪəl) adjective moˈnarchally adverb moˈnarchical moˈnarchic adjective moˈnarchically adverb ˈmonarchism noun ˈmonarchist noun adjective ˌmonarˈchistic adjective Word Origin
C15: from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek; see mono-, -archSynonyms
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ruler,
king or queen
sovereign,
tsar,
potentate,
crowned head,
emperor or empress prince or princess
Translations
- British English:
monarch
A monarch is a king or queen.ˈmɒnək NOUN
- Spanish:
monarca
nm
- French:
monarque
nm
- German:
Monarch
nm Monarchin
- Chinese: 君主 n
- Arabic: مَلِكٌ n
- Portuguese: monarca n
- Russian: монарх nm
- Croatian: monarh nm
- Czech: monarcha nm
- Danish: monark nutr
- Dutch: monarch nm
- Finnish: monarkki n
- Greek: μονάρχης nm
- Italian: monarca nm
- Japanese: 君主 n
- Korean: 세습적 군주 n
- Norwegian: monark nm
- Polish: monarcha nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: monarca n
- European Spanish:
monarca
nm
- Swedish: monark nutr
- Thai: เจ้าแผ่นดิน n
- Turkish: kral n
- Vietnamese: quốc vương n
Usage examples
Pendergood walked up to his monarch , took and kissed his hand and, with the Pashtun's usual aplomb, sat down and began to talk.
, Kara Kush (1986)In her fifty years as monarch , the Queen has been witness to some pretty rum examples of modernisation.
Country Life (2004)Bad news gets attention, and the Mexican government increased the resources allocated to monarch protection.
Globe and Mail (2003)The monarch normally keeps out of the public eye at Sandringham, the Queen's Norfolk estate, on the anniversary of her father's death.
Glasgow Herald (2002)The young monarch was kept completely isolated within Hanuman Dhoka Palace.
, BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty (2002)