Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɹeɪn/
reign (plural reigns)
- The exercise of sovereign power.
- England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign.
- Saturn's sons received the threefold reign / Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath.
- 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.
- French: règne
- German: Herrschaft, Regentschaft
- Italian: regno
- Portuguese: reinado, reinado
- Russian: правле́ние
- Spanish: reinado
- French: règne
- German: Regentschaft
- Italian: regno
- Portuguese: reinado
- Russian: правле́ние
- Spanish: reinado
reign (reigns, present participle reigning; past and past participle reigned)
- (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
- He reigned in an autocratic manner.
- (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country)
- To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
- To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
- Silence reigned.
- French: régner
- German: herrschen, regieren
- Italian: regnare
- Portuguese: reinar
- Russian: пра́вить
- Spanish: reinar
Reign
Proper noun
- A male given name
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