Reign

noun

[ɹeɪn]

Word Frequency: 12.9

Definitions

1.nounThe exercise of sovereign power.

"England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign."

2.nounThe period during which a monarch rules.

"The reign of Victoria was a long one."

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

4.verbTo exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.

"He reigned in an autocratic manner."

5.verbTo reign over (a country)

6.verbTo be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.

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

"Silence reigned."

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