monarch

Everyday

1. A monarch is a king or queen (or emperor or empress) who rules a country, usually because they were born into the royal family. tree →
2. A monarch (butterfly) is a large orange-and-black butterfly of North America that travels very long distances. tree →

In the lessons

In history and citizenship: the British monarch, absolute monarchs, a monarchy (a country with a monarch). In science (USA, Canada): monarch butterflies migrating to Mexico.

Examples

• The monarch opened Parliament with a speech. tree →
• Henry the Eighth was a famous English monarch. tree →
• The country's monarch has little real power today. tree →
• Monarch butterflies fly thousands of kilometres. tree →
• A monarch usually inherits the throne. tree →
• We made a timeline of all the monarchs we studied. tree →
• “Give me my horn,” said the gracious monarch. tree →

Note

Countable. Related: monarchy (system or country), monarchist. «Mon-» comes from Greek «one»: one ruler. Said MON-ark.