REIGN

reign, sovereignty

(noun) royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

reign

(noun) the period during which a monarch is sovereign; “during the reign of Henry VIII”

reign

(noun) a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; “he was helpless under the reign of his egotism”

reign

(verb) have sovereign power; “Henry VIII reigned for a long time”

predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail

(verb) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; “Money reigns supreme here”; “Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reign (plural reigns)

The exercise of sovereign power.

The period during which a monarch rules.

The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.

Verb

reign (third-person singular simple present reigns, present participle reigning, simple past and past participle reigned)

(intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.

(transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country)

To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.

To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.

Anagrams

• Grein, Negri, Niger, niger, nigre, re-nig, renig, ringe

Etymology

Proper noun

Reign

A male given name

Anagrams

• Grein, Negri, Niger, niger, nigre, re-nig, renig, ringe

Source: Wiktionary


Reign (rn), n. Etym: [OE. regne, OF. reigne, regne, F. règne, fr. L. regnum, fr. rex, regis, a king, fr. regere to guide, rule. See Regal, Regimen.]

1. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion. He who like a father held his reign. Pope. Saturn's sons received the threefold reign Of heaven, of ocean,, and deep hell beneath. Prior.

2. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. [Obs.] Spenser. [God] him bereft the regne that he had. Chaucer.

3. The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.

Reign (rn), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reigned (rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reigning.] Etym: [OE. regnen, reinen, OF. regner, F. régner, fr. L. regnare, fr. regnum. See Reign, n.]

1. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule. Chaucer. We will not have this man to reign over us. Luke xix. 14. Shall Banquo's issue ever Reign in this kingdom Shak.

2. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. "Pestilent diseases which commonly reign in summer." Bacon.

3. To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body. Rom. vi. 12.

Syn.

– To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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