 7 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
monarch
noun
1: a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary
right [syn: {sovereign}, {crowned head}]
2: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings
with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
[syn: {monarch butterfly}, {milkweed butterfly}, {Danaus
plexippus}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Monarch \Mon"arch\, adjective
Superior to others; pre["e]minent; supreme; ruling. ''Monarch
savage.'' --Pope.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
monarch butterfly \mon"arch but"ter*fly\, noun (Zo["o]l.)
A very large red and black butterfly ({Danais Plexippus})
having striking orange-brown wings with black veins in a
reticulated pattern; -- called also {milkweed butterfly} and
{monarch}. Its larvae feed on the leaves of the milkweed.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Monarch \Mon"arch\, noun [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. ?, ?;
mo'nos alone + ? to be first, rule, govern. See {Archi-}.]
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. (Zo["o]l.) A very large red and black butterfly ({Danais
Plexippus}); -- called also {milkweed butterfly} and
{monarch butterfly}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "monarch":
anointed king, boss, chief, chieftain, crowned head, czar, dynast,
emperor, empress, grand duke, high chief, imperator, king,
king-emperor, kinglet, lord, lord paramount, majesty, master,
overlord, owner, paramount, petty king, potentate, prince,
prince consort, queen, royal, royal personage, royalty, ruler,
sovereign, suzerain, tetrarch
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
MONARCH, noun A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch
ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects
have had occasion to learn. In Russia and the Orient the monarch has
still a considerable influence in public affairs and in the
disposition of the human head, but in western Europe political
administration is mostly entrusted to his ministers, he being
somewhat preoccupied with reflections relating to the status of his
own head.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Monarch, MT
Zip code(s): 59463
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