A QUESTION.
To the Editor of the Nelson Evening Mail. Sir — 'The Queen of England has proved a most excellent monarch' is an expression I heard criticised the other day, on account of sex — - monarch being of course a king's title. Yet monarch is derived from 'monos,' alone, and 'arche,' rule or government — a government in which the power is vested in one ruler; and England being a monarchy I think is sufficient authority for calling her ruler, though feminine, 'monarch.' Perhaps yon will kindly enlighten me on this point. Yours, &c, Enquirer. Waimea, January 8, 1868. [There can be no question that the word ' monarch' may be used correctly in reference to both sexes. Probably because there were no recognised female rulers amongst the Greeks (Zantippe and Aspasia notwithstanding) no necessity presented itself for devising a feminine word which should answer to the masculine « monarch.'— En. N. E. M.]
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 10, 13 January 1868, Page 2
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150A QUESTION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 10, 13 January 1868, Page 2
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