1. hold royal office; rule as king or queen: "Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK"Similarbe king/queenbe monarchbe sovereignsit on the throneoccupy the thronewear the crownwield the scepterhold swayrulegovernbe in power
▪ be the best or most important in a particular area or domain: "in America, baseball reigns supreme"
▪ (of a quality or condition) prevail; predominate:"confusion reigned"Similarprevailexistbe in existencebe presentbe the caseholdobtainoccurbe prevalentbe currentbe rifebe rampantbe the order of the daybe customarybe establishedbe commonbe widespreadbe in forcebe in effectaboundpredominatepreponderatebe supremehold swayenduresurvivepersist
noun
1. the period during which a sovereign rules: "the original chapel was built in the reign of Charles I"Similarrulesovereigntymonarchy
▪ the period during which someone or something is predominant or preeminent:"these historic seconds inaugurated the reign of negative political advertising"Similarperiod in officeincumbencytenancymanagershipleadershipperiod as champion
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French reignier ‘to reign’, reigne ‘kingdom’, from Latin regnum, related to rex, reg- ‘king’.
