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ALL meanings of reign

reign
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  • noun reign the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne. 1
  • noun reign royal rule or authority; sovereignty. 1
  • noun reign dominating power or influence: the reign of law. 1
  • verb without object reign to possess or exercise sovereign power or authority. 1
  • verb without object reign to hold the position and name of sovereign without exercising the ruling power. 1
  • verb without object reign to have control, rule, or influence of any kind. 1
  • verb without object reign to predominate; be prevalent. 1
  • verb reign If you say, for example, that silence reigns in a place or confusion reigns in a situation, you mean that the place is silent or the situation is confused. 0
  • verb reign When a king or queen reigns, he or she rules a country. 0
  • verb reign Reign is also a noun. 0
  • verb reign If you say that a person reigns in a situation or area, you mean that they are very powerful or successful. 0
  • noun reign the period during which a monarch is the official ruler of a country 0
  • noun reign a period during which a person or thing is dominant, influential, or powerful 0
  • verb reign to exercise the power and authority of a sovereign 0
  • verb reign to be accorded the rank and title of a sovereign without having ruling authority, as in a constitutional monarchy 0
  • verb reign to predominate; prevail 0
  • verb reign to be the most recent winner of a competition, contest, etc 0
  • noun reign royal power, authority, or rule; sovereignty 0
  • noun reign dominance, prevalence, or sway 0
  • noun reign the period of rule, dominance, sway, etc. 0
  • intransitive verb reign to rule as a sovereign 0
  • intransitive verb reign to hold the title of sovereign, as in a constitutional monarchy 0
  • intransitive verb reign to hold sway; prevail or predominate 0
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