Monarch

·noun A patron deity or presiding genius.

II. Monarch ·adj Superior to others; preeminent; supreme; ruling.

III. Monarch ·noun A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus);

— called also milkweed butterfly.

IV. Monarch ·noun One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is called the monarch of the forest.

V. Monarch ·noun A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.