reign
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
royal rule or authority;sovereignty.
dominating power or influence: the reign of law.
to possess or exercise sovereign power or authority.
to hold the position and name of sovereign without exercising the ruling power.
to have control, rule, or influence of any kind.
to predominate; be prevalent.
Origin of reign
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Other words from reign
- in·ter·reign, verb (used without object)
- non·reign·ing, adjective
- outreign, verb (used with object)
- un·reign·ing, adjective
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How to use reign in a sentence
Now hackers are trying to turn the extensive surveillance state against Lukashenko to end his reign—and to do it, they claim to have pulled off one of the most comprehensive hacks of a country in history.
Hackers are trying to topple Belarus’s dictator, with help from the inside | Patrick Howell O'Neill | August 26, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewMorey hopes that, perhaps within a few decades, the null ritual’s reign of errors will end.
How the strange idea of ‘statistical significance’ was born | Bruce Bower | August 12, 2021 | Science NewsKim Jong Un “seems to have resumed a reign of terror by purging scores of officials over his own disastrous failings amid a growing food shortage,” said the conservative Chosun Ilbo, South Korea’s biggest-selling newspaper.
New Kim Jong Un Purge Suggests North Korea Is in Deep Shit | Donald Kirk | July 9, 2021 | The Daily BeastThe vision, he says, is to challenge the reign of fossil fuels.
A tweaked yeast can make ethanol from cornstalks and a harvest’s other leftovers | Nikk Ogasa | July 7, 2021 | Science NewsVictoria married her personal trainer and after her future reign as queen, her title will pass to their daughter, Princess Estelle.
Little did she know that Netanyahu was not about to give her free reign in the negotiations.
Goodbye to Israel’s Lousy Government (Let’s Hope the Next One Isn’t Worse) | Alon Ben-Meir | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I think Sex Ed is equally, if not more, important than mathematics or English,” says reign.
The Next Frontier of Sex Ed: How Porn Twists Teens’ Brains | Aurora Snow | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd that is an awful lot less bloody than what happened during the reign of Terror.
However it is that she got there, we know the reign of the tyrants at Grady Memorial is coming to a close.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Slabtown’: The Real Source of Terror Isn’t Walkers, It’s Rape | Melissa Leon | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNYC is having its worst year in restaurant closures, and only one thing is certain: its epicurean reign is in trouble.
His lordship during the earlier part of his reign never came near Walls End Castle.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsLong before that, however, the sun had come back to gladden the Polar regions, and break up the reign of ancient night.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneIn the reign of some of the English kings the demolition of such houses would not have been adjudged treason.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellYour covetous wish that you and your daughter should reign at Hartledon is on the point of being gratified.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodTheir conference was short; but it implied to Louis, that his delegated reign, as well as that of his father, was at an end.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
British Dictionary definitions for reign
/ (reɪn) /
the period during which a monarch is the official ruler of a country
a period during which a person or thing is dominant, influential, or powerful: the reign of violence is over
to exercise the power and authority of a sovereign
to be accorded the rank and title of a sovereign without having ruling authority, as in a constitutional monarchy
to predominate; prevail: a land where darkness reigns
(usually present participle) to be the most recent winner of a competition, contest, etc: the reigning heavyweight champion
Origin of reign
1usage For reign
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