Reign
[reɪn] or [ren]
Definition
(noun.) royal authority; the dominion of a monarch.
(noun.) the period during which a monarch is sovereign; 'during the reign of Henry VIII'.
(noun.) a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; 'he was helpless under the reign of his egotism'.
(verb.) have sovereign power; 'Henry VIII reigned for a long time'.
Typist: Vilma--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.
(n.) The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.
(n.) The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.
(n.) To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule.
(n.) Hence, to be predominant; to prevail.
(n.) To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.
Typed by Lloyd
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Rule, be king, exercise sovereign authority.
n. Royalty, sovereignty, royal authority.
Checker: Salvatore
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Rule, govern, prevail, command
ANT:Obey, submit
Editor: Lucius
Definition
n. rule: dominion as Reign of Terror: royal authority: supreme power: influence: time during which a sovereign rules.—v.i. to rule: to have sovereign power: to be predominant.
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Examples
- They mostly began to reign as old men, and their reigns were short, averaging less than two years each. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- King George III, who had begun his reign in 1760, was resolved to be much more of a king than his two German predecessors. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This would have lengthened the average reign of each Pope, and enormously increased the continuity of the policy of the church. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- One age followed another until the first years of the eighteenth Christian century saw the reign of Aurungzebe, Emperor of the Moguls. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And he had it in charge from high authority to bring about the great public-office Millennium, when Commissioners should reign upon earth. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- However, if I get well over this folly, I will for the rest of my life reign lord paramount or nothing. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- For when we are married we will still dwell in Melnos, and reign over it through years of happiness. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- They mostly began to reign as old men, and their reigns were short, averaging less than two years each. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Alack-a-day, the good Lord Luigi reigns not here in these sad times. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- During the Tudor and Stuart reigns a fashionable gift at christenings was the apostle, so called because at the end of the handle was the figure of an apostle. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- And woman, lovely woman, reigns alone. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Man's boasted power and freedom, all are flown; Lord of the earth and sea, he bends a slave, And woman, lovely woman, reigns alone. Jane Austen. Emma.
- This is a species of dignity in which the high-bred British female reigns supreme. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Here, at least, the descendant of Alfred still reigns a princess. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Silence reigned in this dwelling. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Finding my apprehensions unfounded, however, and calmed by the deep silence that reigned as evening declined at nightfall, I took confidence. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Consternation reigned there. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In her reigned the love of money for its own sake. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- These three questions being put and responded to, between Caroline and Malone reigned silence. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He reigned for seven years, and he reduced most of the Ionian cities of Asia Minor to subjection. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- After these events comparative quiet reigned about Petersburg until late in July. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The bank is under the direction of the four reigning burgomasters who are changed every year. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In 277 the reigning monarch had him crucified and his body, for some unknown reason, flayed, and there began a fierce persecution of his adherents. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Transparent reigning family took too to the waters, or retired to their hunting lodges. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But no man ventured directly to gainsay a pledge filled to the health of the reigning monarch. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- To my certain knowledge he has acted on behalf of three of the reigning houses of Europe in very vital matters. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- No less than fifty people obtained permission to take a peep at the three reigning princes from my excellent position. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- No, lady, answered Rebecca, the same calm melancholy reigning in her soft voice and beautiful features--that--may not be. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Editor: Matt