monarch

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.

   Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd / Than is your Majesty.

2. 2
   noun

   A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America.

   But I know the monarchs are close by, their orange-and-black wings folded, dusted, and baked by heat, ready to flee south.

3. 3
   noun

   A police officer.

   ‘Skippy gets off. An ya know the first thing e says to them monarch? E turns round on em an yelps, “An now ya can just gimme back that bottle.”’.

4. 4
   noun

   large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings

Common collocations

• absolute monarch Adjective + noun
• monarch butterfly Noun + noun

From Middle French monarque, from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”), equivalent to mono- + -arch. * (butterfly): See monarch butterfly.

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