Monarch vs Hereditary - What's the difference?
monarch | hereditary |
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.”’
which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate
(of a title, honor or right) legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
(of a person) holding a legally hereditary title or rank
(of a disease or trait) passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.
As nouns the difference between monarch and hereditary
is that monarch is monarch (head of state in a monarchy) while hereditary is a hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the house of lords.As an adjective hereditary is
which is passed on as inheritance, by last will or intestate.monarch
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Noun
(en noun)- Never was monarch better fear'd and lov'd / Than is your Majesty.
Usage notes
SeeSynonyms
* (ruler) autocrat, autocrator, big man, despot, dictator, , potentate, sovereign, tyrantDerived terms
* monarchism * monarchist * monarchyHyponyms
* (ruler) emperor, empress, king, queenSee also
* (projectlink) * (Danaus plexippus) A monarch can have any of the following titles: * emperor/empress * king/queen * prince/princess * grand duke/grand duchessAnagrams
* ----hereditary
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.
- hereditary rulers
- ''Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.
