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Noun

monarch (plural monarchs)

  1. The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
    Quotations
    • 1598: Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd Than is your Majesty. — William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene II, line 25.
  2. A migratory butterfly, Danaus plexippus, found in North America. See .

Etymology

From [[]] one + -arch chief

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Titles

A monarch can have any of the following titles:

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