English
reign
see also: Reign
Pronunciation Noun

reign (plural reigns)

  1. 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.
  2. The period during which a monarch rules.
    The reign of Victoria was a long one.
  3. The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
Translations Translations
  • French: règne
  • German: Regentschaft
  • Italian: regno
  • Portuguese: reinado
  • Russian: правле́ние
  • Spanish: reinado
Verb

reign (reigns, present participle reigning; past and past participle reigned)

  1. (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
    He reigned in an autocratic manner.
  2. (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country)
  3. To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
  4. To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
    Silence reigned.
Translations
Reign
Proper noun
  1. A male given name


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