monarch definition - Dictionary

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mon·arch [ mónnərk ] (plural mon·archs)

noun

Definition:

1. supreme ruler: somebody, especially a king or queen, who rules a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right

2. exceptionally powerful person: somebody who possesses exceptional power or influence in an area of activity ( literary )

3. something outstanding or predominant: something that occupies a preeminent or predominant position ( literary )

4. zoology
Same as monarch butterfly

[15th century. Directly or via French< late Latin monarcha< Greek monarkhos "rule alone" < monos "one, alone" + arkhein "to rule"]

mo·nar·chal [ mə nrk'l ] adjective

mo·nar·chal·ly [ mə nr kəlee ] adverb