Reign

n.	1.	Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion. He who like a father held his reign. - Pope. Saturn's sons received the threefold reign Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath. - Prior.
	2.	The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. [God] him bereft the regne that he had. - Chaucer.
	3.	The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.
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. [imp. & p. p. Reigned (r?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reigning.] 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.
	3.	To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body. - Rom. vi. 12.

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" Synonyms: dominate, predominate, prevail, rule

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