'Reign' definitions:
Definition of 'reign'
(from WordNet)
noun
A period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
noun
The period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII"
noun
Royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: reign, sovereignty]
verb
Have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
verb
Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" [syn: predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail]
Definition of 'Reign'
From: GCIDE
- Reign \Reign\ (r[=a]n), n. [OE. regne, OF. reigne, regne, F. r[`e]gne, fr. L. regnum, fr. rex, regis, a king, fr. regere to guide, rule. See Regal, Regimen.]
- 1. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion. [1913 Webster]
- He who like a father held his reign. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- Saturn's sons received the threefold reign Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- [God] him bereft the regne that he had. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Reign'
From: GCIDE
- Reign \Reign\ (r?n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reigned (r?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reigning.] [OE. regnen, reinen, OF. regner, F. r['e]gner, fr. L. regnare, fr. regnum. See Reign, n.]
- 1. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- We will not have this man to reign over us. --Luke xix. 14. [1913 Webster]
- Shall Banquo's issue ever Reign in this kingdom? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. "Pestilent diseases which commonly reign in summer." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule. [1913 Webster]
- Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body. --Rom. vi. 12. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reign'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- administration,
- ascendancy,
- authority,
- averageness,
- be in,
- be in force,
- be the rage,
- be the rule,
- be the thing,
- bear reign,
- call the shots,
- charisma,
- charm,
- civil government,
- claws,
- clout,
- clutches,
- command,
- commonality,
- commonness,
- consequence,
- control,
- credit,
- currency,
- direct,
- direction,
- discipline,
- dispensation,
- disposition,
- dominance,
- dominate,
- domination,
- domineer,
- dominion,
- effect,
- eminence,
- empery,
- empire,
- enchantment,
- esteem,
- extensiveness,
- favor,
- force,
- form of government,
- good feeling,
- govern,
- governance,
- government,
- grip,
- habitualness,
- hand,
- hands,
- hegemony,
- hold,
- importance,
- incidental power,
- influence,
- influentiality,
- insinuation,
- iron hand,
- jurisdiction,
- kingdom,
- lead,
- leadership,
- leverage,
- magnetism,
- manage,
- management,
- mastery,
- moment,
- monarchy,
- normality,
- obtain,
- ordinariness,
- overrule,
- oversight,
- personality,
- persuasion,
- political organization,
- polity,
- potency,
- power,
- predominance,
- predominate,
- preponderance,
- preponderate,
- pressure,
- prestige,
- prevail,
- prevalence,
- purchase,
- raj,
- rampantness,
- regime,
- regimen,
- regnancy,
- regulation,
- repute,
- rifeness,
- routineness,
- rule,
- rule over,
- rule the roost,
- run,
- say,
- sovereignty,
- standardness,
- suasion,
- subtle influence,
- suggestion,
- supervise,
- supervision,
- supremacy,
- suzerainty,
- sway,
- sweepingness,
- system of government,
- talons,
- upper hand,
- usualness,
- wear the crown,
- weight,
- whip hand,
- widespreadness,
- wield the scepter