meaning of reign
1. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.
2. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.
3. The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.
4. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule.
5. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail.
6. To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.
7. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
Related Words
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