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Reign

[ɹeɪn]

The exercise of sovereign power.

📖 Definitions of "Reign"

noun
  1. 1

    The exercise of sovereign power.

    "England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign."

  2. 2

    The period during which a monarch rules.

    "The reign of Victoria was a long one."

  3. 3

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

verb
  1. 1

    To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.

    "He reigned in an autocratic manner."

  2. 2

    To reign over (a country)

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

    "Silence reigned."

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