Sekirov Dictionary

reign

/ɹeɪ̯n/

verb 4
noun 3
forms 5
phrases 1

verb4

•
To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
- He reigned in an autocratic manner.
•
(nonstandard, rare) To reign over (a country)
- The House of Piast reigned Poland from its foundation to 1385. — 2007
•
To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
- Silence reigned.
To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.

noun3

•
The exercise of sovereign power.
- England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign.
•
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.
- And the Fox guileful, and most covetous; / That neither pleased was, to have the reign / Twixt them divided into even twain — 1591

forms

reigned · reigning · reigneth · reigns · reignest

Phrases with reign

reign supreme
To be the most important or most prevalent.

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