MON'ARCH, n. [Gr. sole, and a chief.] 1. The prince or ruler of a nation, who exercises all the powers of government without control, or who is vested with absolute sovereign power; an emperor, king or prince invested withan unlimited power. This is the strict sense of the word. 2. A king or prince, the supreme magistrate of a nation, whose powers are in some respects limited by the constitution of the government. Thus we call the king of Great Britain a monarch, although he can make no law without the consent of parliament.3. He or that which is superior to others of the same kind; as, an oak is called the monarch of the forest; a lion the monarch of wild beasts.4. One that presides; president; as Bacchus, monarch of the vine.MON'ARCH, a. Supreme; ruling; as a monarch savage.
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