Lexic.us

Definition of Monarch

1. Noun. A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right.

2. Noun. Large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed.

Definition of Monarch

1. n. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.

2. a. Superior to others; preëminent; supreme; ruling.

Definition of Monarch

1. Noun. The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy. ¹

2. Noun. The monarch butterfly, ''Danaus plexippus'', found in North America, so called because of the designs on its wings. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Monarch

1. an absolute ruler [n -S]

Medical Definition of Monarch

1. 1. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief. "He who reigns Monarch in heaven, . Upheld by old repute." (Milton) 2. One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is called the monarch of the forest. 3. A patron deity or presiding genius. "Come, thou, monarch of the vine, Plumpy Bacchus." (Shak) 4. A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus). Synonym: milkweed butterfly. Origin: F. Monarque, L. Monarcha, fr. Gr,; alone + to be first, rule, govern. See Archi-. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monarch

monals monamide monamides monamine monamines monaminuria monander monandria monandrian monandric

monandries monandry monangle monanthous monarch (current term) monarchal monarchess monarchesses monarchial monarchic

monarchical monarchical hero monarchically monarchies monarchism monarchisms monarchist monarchistic

Literary usage of Monarch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"XIII Here must they pause; for, in advance As far as one might pitch a lance, The monarch rode along the van, The foe's approaching force ..."

2. The Works of A. Conan Doyle by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902)
"CHAPTER HA monarch IN DESHABILLE IT was the morning after the guardsman had returned to his duties. Eight o'clock had struck on the great clock of ..."

3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... monarch of the subterraneous regions.37 The Egyptians, who were obstinately devoted to the religion of their fathers, refused to admit this foreign ..."

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