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(), n.[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. (Zol.) A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus); -- called also milkweed butterfly. Mon"arch a.Superior to others; preminent; supreme; ruling. "Monarch savage." Pope. スポンサード リンク
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