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Definition of 'reign'English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)
Noun
( en-noun)
The exercise of sovereign power.
- England prospered under Elizabeth I.'s reign .
* Prior
- Saturn's sons received the threefold reign / Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath.
The period during which a monarch rules.
- The reign of Victoria was a long one.
The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
- (Spenser)
Verb
( en-verb)
To exercise sovereign power, or to rule as a monarch
- He reigned in an autocratic manner.
Similar to 'reign'risen, reason, regen, region, raisin, resin, ricin, reckon, regain, rejoin, racon, recon, rosin, rhason, reekin, requin, racoon, richen, rosen, resown, raygun, rescan, roquin, resewn, recoin, reskin, recan, resawn, ryokan, resoun, regian, rugin, rackan, reseen, rishon, ruscin
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