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monarch
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)
- 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.
- 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene II, line 25.
- 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 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.”’
- 1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics 2012, p. 41:
- (often capitalised) A stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers.
- 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)
- monarch
Derived terms
- monarchaal
- monarchie
- monarchvlinder
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mikado
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ?? (mikado), from ? (mi, “honorable”) + ? (kado, “gate, portal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??k??d??/
- Rhymes: -??d??
Noun
mikado (plural mikados)
- (historical) A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
- (literary) any emperor of Japan
- Synonym: tenno
- a game of skill, in which identically shaped (but differently colored and valued) wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining stack
- Synonym: pick-up sticks
- a fabric having a stiff twill weave
Quotations
- 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado
- Our great Mikado, virtuous man,
- When he to rule our land began,
- Resolved to try a plan whereby
- Young men might best be steadied.
Related terms
- Chrysanthemum Throne
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ??.
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /?mi.ka??do?/
- Hyphenation: mi?ka?do
Noun
mikado m (plural mikado's, diminutive mikadootje n)
- mikado, pick-up sticks (game of skill)
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): /?mi?ka?.do?/
- Hyphenation: mi?ka?do
Noun
mikado m (plural mikado's, diminutive mikadootje n)
- (historical) mikado, a former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period
- (literary) any emperor of Japan
Esperanto
Etymology
From Japanese ??? (mikado).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi?kado/
- Hyphenation: mi?ka?do
- Rhymes: -ado
Noun
mikado (accusative singular mikadon, plural mikadoj, accusative plural mikadojn)
- mikado
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ?? (mikado), from ? (mi, “honorable”) + ? (kado, “gate, portal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.ka.do/
Noun
mikado m (plural mikados)
- (historical) mikado, a former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period
- (literary) any emperor of Japan
- mikado (game of skill)
Further reading
- “mikado” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Japanese
Romanization
mikado
- R?maji transcription of ???
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi?kado/, [mi?ka.ð?o]
Noun
mikado m (plural mikados)
- mikado
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