Dictionarymon•archPronunciation: (mon'urk, -ärk), [key] —n. 1. a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor. 2. a sole and absolute ruler of a state or nation. 3. a person or thing that holds a dominant position: a monarch of international shipping. 4. See monarch butterfly. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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