Chieftain vs Monarch - What's the difference?
chieftain | monarch | Related terms |
The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
* 1598 , (William Shakespeare), Henry V , Act II, Scene II, line 25.
The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus , found primarily in North America, so called because of the designs on its wings.
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*1961 , (Nene Gare), The Fringe Dwellers , Text Classics 2012, p. 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.”’
Chieftain is a related term of monarch.
As nouns the difference between chieftain and monarch
is that chieftain is a leader of a clan or tribe while monarch is monarch (head of state in a monarchy).chieftain
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Synonyms
* (A very powerful person) chief, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, boss, employer, foreman, head, heid bummer, leader, mandarin, manager, mover and shaker, top banana, top dog, tycoonmonarch
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Noun
(en noun)- Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd / Than is your Majesty.