/ ˈmɒnək; NAmE ˈmɑːnərk; -ɑːrk/ noun
a person who rules a country, for example a king or a queen
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from late Latin monarcha , from Greek monarkhēs , from monos alone + arkhein to rule.
/ ˈmɒnək; NAmE ˈmɑːnərk; -ɑːrk/ noun
a person who rules a country, for example a king or a queen
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from late Latin monarcha , from Greek monarkhēs , from monos alone + arkhein to rule.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005