reign

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
reign

Plural
reigns

reign (plural reigns)

  1. The exercise of sovereign power.
    England prosperred under Elizabeth's reign.
  2. The period during which a monarch rules.
    The reign of Victoria was a long one.

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The exercise of sovereign power
The period during which a monarch rules
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to reign

Third person singular
reigns

Simple past
reigned

Past participle
reigned

Present participle
reigning

to reign (third-person singular simple present reigns, present participle reigning, simple past and past participle reigned)

  1. (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, or to rule as a monarch
    He reigned in an autocratic manner.

[edit] Translations

exercise sovereign power

[edit] Anagrams

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