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reign
(r/eI/n )

noun (n)

  • a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful(noun.time)
    Example:
    He was helpless under the reign of his egotism.
    source: wordnet30
  • the period during which a monarch is sovereign(noun.time)
    Example:
    During the reign of Henry VIII.
    source: wordnet30
  • royal authority; the dominion of a monarch(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    sovereignty
    source: wordnet30
  • Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • have sovereign power(verb.social)
    Example:
    Henry VIII reigned for a long time.
    source: wordnet30
  • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance(verb.stative)
    Example:
    Money reigns supreme here.
    Synonym:
    dominate, predominate, prevail, rule
    source: wordnet30
  • To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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