monarch

nounmasculine/feminineformal/muˈnaɾkɐ/medium

mo·nar·ca

Definition

A sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor, who usually inherits the position.

The monarch addressed the nation on television.

The Spanish monarch is Felipe VI.

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Common collocations

absolute monarchconstitutional monarchto succeed as monarch

Do latim 'monarcha', do grego 'monárkhēs' (único governante, de 'mónos', único, e 'árkhō', governar).