Reign

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  • noun. Exercise of sovereign power, as by a monarch.
  • noun. The period during which a monarch rules.
  • noun. Dominance or widespread influence.
  • intransitive verb. To exercise sovereign power.
  • intransitive verb. To hold the title of monarch, but with limited authority.
  • intransitive verb. To be predominant or prevalent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; govern, as a king or emperor; hold the supreme power; rule.
  • To prevail; be in force.
  • To have dominion or ascendancy; predominate.
  • noun. Royal or imperial authority; sovereignty: supreme power; control; sway.
  • noun. The time during which a monarch occupies the throne: as, an act passed in the present reign.
  • noun. The territory over which a sovereign holds sway; empire; kingdom; dominions; realm.
  • noun. Power; influence; sway; dominion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.
  • noun. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.
  • noun. The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority.
  • intransitive verb. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule.
  • intransitive verb. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail.
  • intransitive verb. To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The exercise of sovereign power.
  • noun. The period during which a monarch rules.
  • verb. To exercise sovereign power, or to rule as a monarch
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. have sovereign power
  • noun. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
  • noun. the period during which a monarch is sovereign
  • noun. a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
  • verb. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  • Word Usage
    "And after she had taken from her breast the drop of water and put it in the vial, she spoke to me these words: 'This is the unction with which the kings of England shall be anointed; _not those who reign now, but those who are to reign_; for those who reign now are wicked, and so will be their successors, and, for their iniquity shall lose many things."
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    career  century  conquest  deed  dominion  
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    reigned  reigning  reigns