1
: a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: such as
a
: a sovereign ruler
b
: a constitutional (see constitutional entry 1 sense 1) king or queen
2
: one that holds preeminent position or power
Cotton, monarch of the textile world …—
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Examples of monarch in a Sentence
a new history of French monarchs
the ruling monarch of Britain at that time was Queen Elizabeth I
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Our forefathers fought the American Revolution to get away from a tyrannical monarch and indifferent legislators, not to create our own homegrown version of it.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The estate, which is worth more than $1 billion, was founded in 1337 by King Edward III to cover the expenses of the oldest son of the British monarch.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Jan. 2026
Netflix’s potential $83 billion takeover of the house of Harry Potter doesn’t come with marquee sports properties (WBD previously announced plans to spin off TNT Sports), but the acquisition would establish the group of one-time Hollywood outsiders as the undisputed monarchs of entertainment.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2026
With chilling detail, Marshall depicts the slaying of the Zulu monarch Shaka by his half brothers.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The estate, which is worth more than $1 billion, was founded in 1337 by King Edward III to cover the expenses of the oldest son of the British monarch.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Jan. 2026
Netflix’s potential $83 billion takeover of the house of Harry Potter doesn’t come with marquee sports properties (WBD previously announced plans to spin off TNT Sports), but the acquisition would establish the group of one-time Hollywood outsiders as the undisputed monarchs of entertainment.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2026
With chilling detail, Marshall depicts the slaying of the Zulu monarch Shaka by his half brothers.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Monarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarch. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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monarch
noun
mon·arch
ˈmän-ərk 
-ˌärk
1
: a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: as
a
: a ruler who has total power
absolute monarch
b
: someone who acts primarily as chief of state and who has only limited powers
constitutional monarch
2
: someone or something like a monarch
the oak is the monarch of the forest
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