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   Reign

   /rān/

   

   verb

   • 1. hold royal office; rule as king or queen: "Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK" Similar be 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" Similar prevailexistbe 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" Similar rulesovereigntymonarchy
   • ▪ the period during which someone or something is predominant or preeminent: "these historic seconds inaugurated the reign of negative political advertising" Similar period in officeincumbencytenancymanagershipleadershipperiod as champion

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French reignier ‘to reign’, reigne ‘kingdom’, from Latin regnum, related to rex, reg- ‘king’.

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   The meaning of REIGN is royal authority : sovereignty. How to use reign in a sentence.

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   REIGN definition: 1. to be the king or queen of a country: 2. to be the main feeling or quality in a situation or…. Learn more.

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   noun. the period during which a monarch is the official ruler of a country. a period during which a person or thing is dominant, influential, or powerful. the reign of violence is over.

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   Sometimes a stretch of time is called a reign, even without regard to who was the leader, as in a " reign of peace," or a period of time without war and conflict, in a place or government. Definitions of reign. noun. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch. synonyms: sovereignty.

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   a period during which a person or thing is dominant, influential, or powerful. the reign of violence is over. verb (intransitive) 3. to exercise the power and authority of a sovereign. 4. to be accorded the rank and title of a sovereign without having ruling authority, as in a constitutional monarchy. 5.

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   1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the period during which a monarch is the official ruler of a country. 2. a period during which a person or thing is dominant, influential, or powerful: the reign of violence is over. vb ( intr) 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to exercise the power and authority of a sovereign. 4.