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monarch
[ mon-erk, -ahrk ]
/ ˈmɒn ərk, -ɑrk /
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noun
a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.
a sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation.
a person or thing that holds a dominant position: a monarch of international shipping.
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monarch
/ (ˈmɒnək) /
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, Danaus plexippus, that has orange-and-black wings and feeds on the milkweed plant: family Danaidae
Derived forms of monarch
Word Origin for monarch
C15: from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek; see mono-, -arch
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