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Definition of Monarch
Monarch Monarch Mon"arch, n. [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. ?, ?;
? 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.
Monarch Monarch Mon"arch, a.
Superior to others; pre["e]minent; supreme; ruling. ``Monarch
savage.' --Pope.