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mon·arch M0380900 (mŏn′ərk, -ärk′)n.1. One who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right, especially:a. A sole and absolute ruler.b. A sovereign, such as a king or empress, often with constitutionally limited authority: a constitutional monarch.2. One that commands or rules: "I am monarch of all I survey" (William Cowper).3. One that surpasses others in power or preeminence: "Mont Blanc is the monarch of the mountains" (Byron).4. A monarch butterfly.
[Middle English monarke, from Old French monarque, from Late Latin monarcha, from Greek monarkhos : mono-, mono- + arkhein, to rule.]
mo·nar′chal (mə-när′kəl), mo·nar′chic (-kĭk), mo·nar′chi·cal (-kĭ-kəl) adj.mo·nar′chal·ly, mo·nar′chi·cal·ly adv.mo•nar•chi•cal (məˈnɑr kɪ kəl) also mo•nar′chic,
adj. of, pertaining to, or favoring a monarch or monarchy. [1570–80; < Greek monarchik(ós) (see monarch, -ic) + -al1] mo•nar′chi•cal•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  monarchical - having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch; "monarchical gestures"; "monarchal pomp"monarchalnoble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth" | | 2. |  monarchical - ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch; "monarchal government"; "monarchical systems"monarchic, monarchalundemocratic - not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals; "the union broke with its past undemocratic procedures" |
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Related to monarchical: monarchySynonyms for monarchicaladj having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarchSynonymsRelated Wordsadj ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarchSynonymsRelated Words |