monarch

noun

mon·arch ˈmä-nərk

-ˌnärk

Synonyms of monarch next

: a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: such as

: a sovereign ruler

: a constitutional (see constitutional entry 1 sense 3) king or queen

: one that holds preeminent position or power

cotton, monarch of the textile world—

Wall Street Journal

: monarch butterfly

monarchal

mə-ˈnär-kəl

mä-

adjective

or monarchial

mə-ˈnär-kē-əl

mä-

Examples of monarch in a Sentence

a new history of French monarchs the ruling monarch of Britain at that time was Queen Elizabeth I

Recent Examples on the Web The British monarch was welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron with a lavish banquet at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday night. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2023 Queen Elizabeth, visited the palace on three occasions: as Princess Elizabeth alongside Prince Philip in 1948, in 1957 on her first state visit to France as monarch and when Britain joined the European Union in 1972. —

Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023 The late queen, who served as the United Kingdom's longest-reigning monarch, died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Sept. 8, 2022. —

Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2023 President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa laughs as King Charles III speaks during his first State Banquet as reigning monarch. —

Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2023 One year after Queen Elizabeth II died, members of the royal family are paying tribute to the late monarch. —

Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023 On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II—the longest-reigning monarch in the history of the United Kingdom—died at the age of 96. —

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2023 Charles became King Charles III and ascended the throne in September 2022 after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch. —

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023 Harry and Meghan were in the U.K. at the time, attending events leading up to the monarch's state funeral and committal service held on Sept. 19. —

Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023 See More

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