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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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overlord
English
Etymology
over- +? lord
Pronunciation
- (noun) IPA(key): /???v?(?)l??(?)d/
- (verb) IPA(key): /???v?(?)?l??(?)d/
Noun
overlord (plural overlords)
- A ruler of other rulers.
- (historical) In the English feudal system, a lord of a manor who had subinfeudated a particular manor, estate or fee, to a tenant.
- Anyone with overarching power or authority in a given domain.
Usage notes
- (one with power or authority): This sense frequently carries negative connotations, and may imply tyranny or authoritarianism.
Derived terms
- overlordship
Related terms
- overlady
Translations
Verb
overlord (third-person singular simple present overlords, present participle overlording, simple past and past participle overlorded)
- To rule over; to domineer.
Anagrams
- lord over
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