monarch
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈmɒnək//
- États-Unis//ˈmɑnɚk//
- États-Unis//ˈmɑnɑɹk//
The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
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The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd / Than is your Majesty.
- 2
A monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America.
But I know the monarchs are close by, their orange-and-black wings folded, dusted, and baked by heat, ready to flee south.
- 3
A police officer.
‘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
A stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers.
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The chief or best thing of its kind.
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Any bird of the family Monarchidae.
Étymologie
From Middle French monarque, from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”), equivalent to mono- + -arch. * (butterfly): See monarch butterfly.
Formes
- pluriel
- monarchs
monarch · The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
Monarch · A surname.monarchy · A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a…monastery · A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.