reign
pronunciation
How to pronounce reign in British English:
UK [reɪn]
How to pronounce reign in American English:
US [reɪn]
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- Noun:
- a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
- the period during which a monarch is sovereign
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
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- Verb:
- have sovereign power
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Word Origin
- reign
- reign: [13] Reign goes back via Old French reignier to Latin rēgnāre ‘be king, rule’, a derivative of rēgnum ‘kingship’ (source of English interregnum [16]). This was closely related to rēx ‘king’ (source of English regal, royal, etc), and also to regere ‘rule’ (source of English rector, regent, etc).=> interregnum, regent
- reign (n.)
- early 13c., "kingdom," from Old French reigne "kingdom, land, country" (Modern French règne), from Latin regnum "kingship, dominion, rule, realm," related to regere (see regal). Meaning "period of rule" first recorded mid-14c.
- reign (v.)
- "to hold or exercise sovereign power," late 13c., from Old French regner "rule, reign" (12c.), from Latin regnare "have royal power, be king, rule, reign," from regnum (see reign (n.)). Related: Reigned; reigning; regnal.
Example
- 1. Their obstructionism will outlast king abdullah 's reign .
- 2. And let 's remember : drucker 's books were banned and burned under hitler 's reign .
- 3. So muddle and confusion may reign .
- 4. 1962 : But gdp evangelists reign .
- 5. America wants to end the reign of a brutal rebel group .