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Definition of Reign
1. Noun. A period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful. "He was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
2. Verb. Have sovereign power. "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
3. Noun. The period during which a monarch is sovereign. "During the reign of Henry VIII"
4. Verb. Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
Specialized synonyms: Override, Overarch, Outbalance, Outweigh, Overbalance, Preponderate
Derivative terms: Predominance, Predominant, Predomination, Prevalence
5. Noun. Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch.
Definition of Reign
1. n. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.
2. v. i. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule.
Definition of Reign
1. Noun. The exercise of sovereign power. ¹
2. Noun. The period during which a monarch rules. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, or to rule as a monarch ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reign
1. to exercise sovereign power [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Reign
1. 1. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule. "We will not have this man to reign over us." (Luke xix. 14) "Shall Banquo's issue ever Reign in this kingdom?" (Shak) 2. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. "Pestilent diseases which commonly reign in summer." 3. To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule. "Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body." (Rom. Vi. 12) Synonym: To rule, govern, direct, control, prevail. Origin: OE. Regnen, reinen, OF. Regner, F. Regner, fr. L. Regnare, fr. Regnum. See Reign. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reign
Literary usage of Reign
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"()i.?r • reign. 9 . ... АН Л 7. vas twenty years old when he began to reign, and
li t For ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1901)
"His subjects were impatient of the long*"' continuance of his life and reign ;
yet all who were capable of reflection apprehended the moment of his death, ..."
3. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1876)
"Character of Ike reign of William. HE coronation rite was over, and the formal
reign of ... The documents of William's reign are numerous and important, ..."
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