monarchとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle French monarque, from Late Latin monarcha, from Ancient Greek μονάρχης (monárkhēs), variant of μόναρχος (mónarkhos, “sole ruler”), from μόνος (mónos, “only”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒnək/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑnɚk/, /ˈmɑnɑɹk/

名詞

monarch (複数形 monarchs)

1. The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene ii], page 25:

     Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd / Than is your Majesty.

2. The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, and others of genus Danaus, found primarily in North America, so called because of the designs on its wings.
3. (Aboriginal English) A police officer.
   • 1961, Nene Gare, The Fringe Dwellers, Text Classics, published 2012, page 41:

     ‘Skippy gets off. An ya know the first thing e says to them monarch? E turns round on em an yelps, “An now ya can just gimme back that bottle.”’

4. (often capitalised) A stag which has sixteen or more points or tines on its antlers.
5. The chief or best thing of its kind.
6. Birds of genus Carterornis, of Australia and Melanesia.

使用する際の注意点

See monarchy.

同意語

• (ruler): autocrat, autocrator, big man, despot, dictator, Führer, potentate, sovereign, tyrant

下位語

• (ruler): emperor, empress, king, queen

派生語

• African monarch (Danaus chrysippus)
• Biak monarch (Symposiachrus brehmii))
• frilled monarch (Arses telescopthalmus)
• golden monarch (Carterornis chrysomela)
• monarch flycatcher (Monarchidae spp.)
• monarchical
• monarchism
• monarchist
• monarchy

参照

• Monarch butterfly on Wikipedia.
• Danaus plexippus on Wikispecies.

A monarch can have any of the following titles:

• emperor/empress
• king/queen
• prince/princess
• grand duke/grand duchess

アナグラム

• chroman, march on, nomarch