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Pronunciation : Mon"arch
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. Archi-.]
Definition : 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?l.)

Defn: A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus); -- called also milkweed butterfly.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Mon"arch
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Superior to others; pre?minent; supreme; ruling. "Monarch savage." Pope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913