n. [ F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;;
He who reigns
Monarch in heaven, . . . upheld by old repute. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Come, thou, monarch of the vine,
Plumpy Bacchus. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Superior to others; preeminent; supreme; ruling. “Monarch savage.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovereign; regal; imperial. [ 1913 Webster ]
Satan, whom now transcendent glory raised
Above his fellows, with monarchal pride. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus) having striking orange-brown wings with black veins in a reticulated pattern; -- called also
n. A female monarch. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Monarchic. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect in the early Christian church which rejected the doctrine of the Trinity; -- called also
n. The principles of, or preference for, monarchy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. monarchiste. ] An advocate of, or believer in, monarchy. [ 1913 Webster ]