MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, …

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MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects have had occasion to learn. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.145, 谷月社
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MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects have had occasion to learn. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.145, 谷月社

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