Webster's Dictionary 1913

4510

Monandrous

Mo‐nan″drous (?), a.(Bot.) Of or pertaining to the monandria; having but one stamen.

4511

Monandry

Mo‐nan″dry (?), n. [See Monandria.] The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; — contrasted with polyandry.

4512

Monanthous

Mo‐nan″thous (?), a. [Mon- + Gr. ἄνθοσ flower.] (Bot.) Having but one flower; one-flowered. Gray.

4513

Monarch

Mon″arch (?), n. [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. �, �; μόνοσ alone + � to be first, rule, govern. See Archi-.] 1. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an ...

4514

Monarch (2)

Mon″arch, a. Superior to others; preëminent; supreme; ruling. “Monarch savage.” Pope.

4515

Monarchal

Mo‐nar″chal (?), a. Pertaining to a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovereign; regal; imperial.Satan, whom now transcendent glory raisedAbove his fellows, with monarchal pride. Milton.

4516

Monarchess

Mon″arch‐ess, n. A female monarch.

4517

Monarchial

Mo‐nar″chi‐al (?), a. Monarchic. Burke.

4518

Monarchian

Mo‐nar″chi‐an (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect in the early Christian church which rejected the doctrine of the Trinity; — called also patripassian.

4519

Monarchic

{ Mo‐nar″chic (?), Mo‐nar″chic‐al (?), } a. [F. monarchique, Gr. �.] Of or pertaining to a monarch, or to monarchy. Burke. — Mo‐nar″chic‐al‐ly, adv.

4520

Monarchism

Mon″arch‐ism (?), n. The principles of, or preference for, monarchy.

4521

Monarchist

Mon″arch‐ist, n. [Cf. F. monarchiste.] An advocate of, or believer in, monarchy.

4522

Monarchize

Mon″arch‐ize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Monarchized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Monarchizing (?).] To play the sovereign; to act the monarch. Shak.

4523

Monarchize (2)

Mon″arch‐ize, v. t. To rule; to govern.

4524

Monarchizer

Mon″arch‐i′zer (?), n. One who monarchizes; also, a monarchist.

4525

Monarcho

Mo‐nar″cho (?), n. The nickname of a crackbrained Italian who fancied himself an emperor. Shak.

4526

Monarchy

Mon″arch‐y (?), n.; pl.Monarchies (#). [F. monarchie, L. monarchia, Gr. �. See Monarch.] 1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch....

4527

Monas

‖Mo″nas (?), n. [NL. See Monad.] (Zoöl.) A genus of minute flagellate Infusoria of which there are many species, both free and attached. See Illust. under Monad.

4528

Monasterial

Mon′as‐te″ri‐al (?), a. [L. monasterials, fr. monasterium.] Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life. — Mon′as‐te″ri‐al‐ly, adv.

4529

Monastery

Mon″as‐te‐ry (?), n.; pl.Monasteries (#). [L. monasterium, Gr. �, fr. � a solitary, a monk, fr. � to be alone, live in solitude, fr. μόνοσ alone. Cf. Minister.] A house of relig...

4530

Monastic

Mo‐nas″tic (?), n. A monk.

4531

Monastic (2)

{ Mo‐nas″tic (?), Mo‐nas″tic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. � monk: cf. F. monastique. See Monastery.] 1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic in...

4532

Monastically

Mo‐nas″tic‐al‐ly, adv. In a monastic manner.

4533

Monasticism

Mo‐nas″ti‐cism (?), n. The monastic life, system, or condition. Milman.

4534

Monasticon

Mo‐nas″ti‐con (?), n. [NL. See Monastic.] A book giving an account of monasteries.

4535

Monatomic

Mon′a‐tom″ic (?), adv. [Mon- + atomic.] (Chem.) (a) Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is monatomic. (b) Having the equivalence or replacing pow...

4536

Monaxial

Mo‐nax″i‐al (?), a. [Mon- + axial.] (Biol.) Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; as, monaxial development.