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As a noun, monarch means the ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
Meanings of monarch
8 meaningsnoun
The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America, so called because of the designs on its wings.
aboriginal englishA police officer.
often capitalisedA stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers.
The chief or best thing of its kind.
Any bird of the family Monarchidae.
A nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary rightperson
Similar: sovereign, crowned headLarge migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweedanimal
Similar: monarch butterfly, milkweed butterfly, Danaus plexippus
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).