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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mon·arch \\ˈmä-nərk, -ˌnärk\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Late Latin monarcha, from Greek monarchos, from mon- + -archos -arch DATE 15th century 1. a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: as a. a sovereign ruler b. a constitutional king or queen 2. one that holds preeminent position or power 3. monarch butterfly • mo·nar·chal \\mə-ˈnär-kəl, mä-\\ or mo·nar·chi·al \\-kē-əl\\ adjective English Etymology monarch mid-15c., from L.L. monarcha, from Gk. monarkhes (see monarchy). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 monarch mon·arch / 5mCnEk; NAmE 5mB:nErk; -B:rk / noun a person who rules a country, for example a king or a queen 君主；帝王 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English monarch noun ADJ. reigning | absolute | constitutional MONARCH + VERB reign, rule PHRASES the power of the monarch a new law which limited the power of the monarch OLT monarch noun ⇨ king Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: monarch butterfly mon·arch I. \ˈmänə(r)k, -äˌnärk, -ˌnȧk\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin monarcha, from Greek monarchēs, monarchos, from mon- + -archēs, -archos arch (n. comb. form) 1. : a person who reigns over a major territorial unit (as a kingdom or empire) usually for life and by hereditary succession: as a. : one invested with sovereign power and exercising direct and effective control over the functions of government < an absolute monarch > b. : one acting primarily as chief of state and carrying out political functions limited in nature and extent (as by custom or a written constitution) < a constitutional monarch > — compare czar , emperor , kaiser , king , queen 2. : one held to resemble a monarch in sovereign power or preeminent position < the live oak is the monarch of the Texas low forests — American Guide Series: Texas > < of as much interest to them as the business of any money monarch is to him — H.R.Penniman > < cotton, monarch of the textile world — Wall Street Journal > 3. also monarch butterfly : a large American butterfly (Danaus plexippus) having orange-brown wings with black veins and borders and characterized by larvae that feed on milkweed and by an annual two-way migration — compare viceroy 2[monarch butterfly] II. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to play the monarch — often used with it < monarchs it in his own closet — Common Sense > III. adjective Etymology: mon- + -arch (adjective comb. form) : having only one xylem strand or group — used especially of roots |
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