different between monarch vs majesty

English

Etymology

From Middle French monarque, from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek ???????? (monárkh?s), variant of ???????? (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from '????? (mónos, “only”) + ????? (arkhós, “leader”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?n?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?n?k/, /?m?n??k/

Noun

monarch (plural monarchs)

1. The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
   • 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene II, line 25.

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

2. The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America, so called because of the designs on its wings.
3. (Aboriginal English) A police officer.
   • 1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics 2012, p. 41:

     ‘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. (often capitalised) A stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers.
5. The chief or best thing of its kind.

Usage notes

See monarchy.

Synonyms

• (ruler): autocrat, autocrator, big man, despot, dictator, Führer, potentate, sovereign, tyrant

Hyponyms

• (ruler): emperor, empress, king, queen

Derived terms

• African monarch (Danaus chrysippus)
• Biak monarch (Symposiachrus brehmii))
• frilled monarch (Arses telescopthalmus)
• golden monarch (Carterornis chrysomela)
• monarch flycatcher (Monarchidae spp.)
• monarchical
• monarchism
• monarchist
• monarchy

Translations

References

• Monarch butterfly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Danaus plexippus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

A monarch can have any of the following titles:

• emperor/empress
• king/queen
• prince/princess
• grand duke/grand duchess

Anagrams

• chroman, nomarch

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch monarcha, from Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek ???????? (monárkh?s), variant of ???????? (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from '????? (mónos, “only”) + ????? (arkhós, “leader”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo??n?rx/
• Hyphenation: mo?narch
• Rhymes: -?rx

Noun

monarch m (plural monarchen, diminutive monarchje n)

1. monarch

Derived terms

• monarchaal
• monarchie
• monarchvlinder

English

Alternative forms

• majestie (archaic)
• majty (obsolete contraction)

Etymology

Middle English majeste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin m?iest?s, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *me?h?s (“great”). See mega-.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?mæd?.?s.ti/
• (UK, dated) IPA^(key): /?mæd?.?s.t?/

Noun

majesty (countable and uncountable, plural majesties)

1. The quality of being impressive and great.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• grace
• highness
• imperial
• royal