monarch

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”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒnək/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑnɚk/, /ˈmɑnɑɹk/

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monarch (plural monarchs)

1. The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
   • 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene II, line 25.

     Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd / Than is your Majesty.

2. The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, and other of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America, so called because of the designs on its wings.
3. (Australia, slang) Police.
   • 1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics 2012, p. 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.”’

4. (often capitalised) A stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers.
5. The chief or best thing of its kind.

See monarchy#Usage notes

• (ruler): autocrat, autocrator, big man, despot, dictator, Führer, potentate, sovereign, tyrant

• (ruler): emperor, empress, king, queen

• monarchism
• monarchist
• monarchy

• Monarch butterfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Danaus plexippus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

A monarch can have any of the following titles:

• emperor/empress
• king/queen
• prince/princess
• grand duke/grand duchess

• chroman, nomarch

From Middle Dutch monarcha, from Template:fer, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from 'μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).

• IPA^(key): /moːˈnɑrx/

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• Hyphenation: mo‧narch
• Rhymes: -ɑrx

monarch m (plural monarchen, diminutive monarchje n)

1. monarch

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