monarch[noun]Synonyms: ruler, emperor
or empress, king, potentate, prince
or princess, queen, sovereign
English Thesaurus: king, queen, monarch, monarchy, prince, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mon‧arch /ˈmɒnək $ ˈmɑːnərk, -ɑːrk/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: monarcha, from Greek, from mono- ( ⇒ mono-) + -archos (from archein 'to rule')]
a king or queen
—monarchic /məˈnɑːkɪk $ -ɑːr-/
—monarchical adjective:
the old monarchical system [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
king the male ruler of a country, who comes from a royal family:
George III was the king of England at that time. King Harald V of Norwayqueen a woman who rules a country because she is from a royal family, or the wife of a king:
She became queen when she was only 14 years old. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdommonarch a king or queen:
The bishops were appointed by the monarch.monarchy a country that is ruled by a king or queen, or this type of political system:
Britain is a constitutional monarchy. Some people want the monarchy to be abolished.prince the son of a king, queen, or prince, or the male ruler of a small country or state:
Prince Rainier of Monaco The prince will inherit the throne when his father dies.ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people:
the ruler of Babylonia General Musharraf was the former military ruler of Pakistan.emperor the ruler of an
empire (=group of countries):
the Habsburg emperors of the 19th century Emperor Hirohitosovereign formal a king or queen:
It was hoped that a meeting of the two sovereigns would ease tensions between the countries.regent someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child:
Edward II left his friend Gaveston as regent.the crown formal the position of king or queen:
Warwick was a loyal servant of the crown. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲