Word Definition

Monarch

  1. A patron deity or presiding genius.
  2. A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus); -- called also milkweed butterfly.
  3. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.
  4. One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is called the monarch of the forest.
  5. Superior to others; preeminent; supreme; ruling.