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