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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
monarch From the web:
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- what monarchy is england
- what monarchies are in north america
- what monarch had the longest reign
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shah
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Persian ???? (šâh), from Middle Persian ????????????????? (š?h), from Old Persian ???? (XŠ /xš?ya?iya/). Doublet of check. More at chess.
Alternative forms
- schah (archaic)
- šâh, š?h, sh?h, s?h??h (all rare)
Noun
shah (plural shahs)
- A king of Persia or Iran.
- A supreme ruler in some Middle Eastern or South Asian nations.
Usage notes
The wife of the last shah of Iran used the title shahbanu, which was translated as empress into English.
Derived terms
- shahdom
Related terms
- shahanshah
- shahi
- Shahmukhi
Translations
Etymology 2
From Ukrainian ??? (šah).
Noun
shah (plural shahs or shahy or shahiv)
- (historical) A Ukrainian monetary unit.
Translations
Anagrams
- Hash, ahhs, hahs, hash
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ???? (shâh), from Persian ???? (shâh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?a]
Noun
shah m
- chess
French
Etymology
From Persian
Noun
shah m (plural shahs)
- Alternative spelling of schah
Further reading
- “shah” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
South Slavey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ah/
Noun
shah
- Fort Liard form of sah
References
- Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, ?ISBN, page 37
Swedish
Etymology
From Persian ???? (š?h), from Middle Persian ????????????????? (š?h), from Old Persian ???? (xš?ya?iya).
Noun
shah c
- a shah; a king of Persia
Declension
Related terms
- schack
shah From the web:
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