All reign synonyms
reign
R r verb reign
- dominate β to rule over; govern; control.
- lay down the law β the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- move out β an act or instance of moving; movement.
- domineer β Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
- get there β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- go great guns β to act or function with great speed, intensity, etc
- govern β to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- hit pay dirt β to discover a source of wealth, success, etc.
- kick around β to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
- overbear β to bear over or down by weight or force: With his superior strength he easily overbore his opponent in the fight.
- command β If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
- helm β Also, heaume. Also called great helm. a medieval helmet, typically formed as a single cylindrical piece with a flat or raised top, completely enclosing the head.
- crack the whip β to assert one's authority, esp to put people under pressure to work harder
- lead by the nose β the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- head up β the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- luck out β the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities: With my luck I'll probably get pneumonia.
- captaining β a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- make it β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- go places β a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- in the driver's seat β If you say that someone is in the driver's seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
- get the upper hand β gain advantage
noun reign
- centuries β Plural form of century.
- leg up β either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- demesne β land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use
- incumbency β the quality or state of being incumbent.
- dominion β the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority.
- demesnes β possession of land as one's own: land held in demesne.
- dictatorship β Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- date β A date is a specific time that can be named, for example a particular day or a particular year.
- ascendancy β If one group has ascendancy over another group, it has more power or influence than the other group.
- kingdom β a state or government having a king or queen as its head.
- year β a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year.
- hour β a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour.
- enclave β A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.
- curriculum vitae β A curriculum vitae is the same as a CV.
- magistracy β the office or function of a magistrate.
- dynasty β A line of hereditary rulers of a country.
- hours β a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour.
- judicature β the administration of justice, as by judges or courts.
- mandate β a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
- kingship β the state, office, or dignity of a king.
- administration β Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
- jurisdiction β the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.