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Meaning of 'reign' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reign [ n.]
- Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.
- The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.
- The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.
- To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule.
- Hence, to be predominant; to prevail.
- To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.

Meaning of 'reign' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reign [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the period during which a monarch is sovereign
Example in sentence:
  • during the reign of Henry VIII
Meaning (2):
- a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
Example in sentence:
  • he was helpless under the reign of his egotism
3 . reign [ v]
Meaning (3):
- have sovereign power
Example in sentence:
  • Henry VIII reigned for a long time
Meaning (4):
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Example in sentence:
  • Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood;
  • Money reigns supreme here

Nearby Words:

rei reichsrath reichsstand reichstag reif reigle reiglement reigned reigner reigning

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