monarch

English

A monarch butterfly.

Etymology

Latin monarchia, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monarchēs), variant of μόναρχος (monarchos, “sole ruler”), from 'μόνος (monos, “only”) + ἀρχός (archos, “leader”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /ˈmɒnək/, X-SAMPA: /"mQn@k/
(US) IPA: /ˈmɑnɚk/, /ˈmɑnɑɹk/, X-SAMPA: /"mAn@`k/, /"mAnAr\k/
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Noun

monarch (plural monarchs)

The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
- 1598, Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene II, line 25.
  Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd / Than is your Majesty.
The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, found in North America, so called because of the designs on its wings.

Synonyms

(ruler): king, potentate, queen, sovereign

Derived terms

Translations

ruler

Arabic: عاهل (ar) (3aahil) m
Bashkir: батша (batša)
Basque: monarka (eu)
Catalan: monarca (ca) m and f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 君主 (cmn) (jūnzhǔ), 王 (cmn) (wáng)
Czech: panovník (cs) m, monarcha (cs) m
Danish: monark (da)
Dutch: monarch (nl) m
Finnish: hallitsija (fi), monarkki (fi)
French: monarque (fr) m
German: Monarch (de) m, Monarchin (de) f, Fürst (de) m
Greek: μονάρχης (el) (monárchis) m
Icelandic: einvaldsherra (is) m, konungur (is) m, drottning (is) f, fursti (is) m, keisari (is) m, einvaldur (is) m, einvaldur þjóðhöfðingi konungsríkis (is) m, einvaldur þjóðhöfðingi keisaradæmis (is) m, einvaldur þjóðhöfðingi furstadæmis (is) m, höfðingi (is) m, jöfur (is) m,