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   reign

   /reɪn/

   verb

   • 1. hold royal office; rule as monarch: "Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK" Similar be king/queenbe monarchbe sovereignsit on the throneoccupy the thronewear the crownwield the sceptrehold swayrulegovernbe in power
   • ▪ be the best or most important in a particular area or domain: "in America, baseball reigns supreme"
   • ▪ (of a quality or condition) be the dominant feature of a situation or place: "confusion reigned" Similar prevailexistbe in existencebe presentbe the caseholdobtainoccurbe prevalentbe currentbe rifebe rampantbe the order of the daybe customarybe establishedbe commonbe widespreadbe in forcebe in effectaboundpredominatepreponderatebe supremehold swayenduresurvivepersist

   noun

   • 1. the period of rule of a monarch: "the original chapel was built in the reign of Charles I" Similar rulesovereigntymonarchy
   • ▪ the period during which someone or something is predominant or pre-eminent: "she was hoping for a long reign as world champion" Similar period in officeincumbencytenancymanagershipleadershipperiod as champion

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French reignier ‘to reign’, reigne ‘kingdom’, from Latin regnum, related to rex, reg- ‘king’.

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