Reigning

Examples

• 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.
• I would not marry a reigning sovereign, were I not sure that her heart was free. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.

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