n. | 1. | Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion. |
2. | The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. | |
3. | The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; | |
v. i. | 1. | To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule. |
2. | Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. | |
3. | To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule. |
Noun | 1. | reign - a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism" |
2. | reign - the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII" | |
3. | reign - royal authority; the dominion of a monarch Synonyms: sovereignty | |
Verb | 1. | reign - have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time" |
2. | reign - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" |