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monarch of all one surveys

monarch of all one surveys is the alternative form of king of all one surveys.

Meaning of king of all one surveys

Noun

king of all one surveys (usually uncountable, plural kings of all they survey)

  1. (idiomatic, usually) Possessing governing authority over a range of territory; having decisive control or oversight over all major matters within one's ambit of influence; having a satisfying position of respected leadership or comfortable prestige.
    • Let the world without go as it may, let kingdoms rise or fall, so long as he has the wherewithal to pay his bill he is, for the time being, the very monarch of all he surveys.1819, Washington Irving, “Stratford-on-Avon”, in The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon

Forms of monarch of all one surveys

pluralmonarchs of all they survey

Questions about monarch of all one surveys

What is monarch of all one surveys the alternative form of?
Monarch of all one surveys is the alternative form of king of all one surveys.

Words near monarch of all one surveys in the dictionary

  1. monarch butterfly
  2. monarch caterpillar
  3. monarch caterpillars
  4. monarch flycatcher
  5. monarch flycatchers
  6. monarch of all one surveys
  7. monarchal
  8. monarchally
  9. monarchess
  10. monarchesses
  11. monarchial

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