English Dictionary: Monarch | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for Monarch | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monarch \Mon"arch\, a. Superior to others; pre[89]minent; supreme; ruling. [bd]Monarch savage.[b8] --Pope. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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[94]l.) A very large red and black butterfly ({Danais Plexippus}); -- called also {milkweed butterfly}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Monarch, MT Zip code(s): 59463 |