reign
/ɹeɪ̯n/noun, verb1 syllable
Reign means: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance.
Synonyms for reign5
noun, as in royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
What does reign mean?5
verb
1
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance“Money reigns supreme here”
2
have sovereign power“Henry VIII reigned for a long time”
noun
1
royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
2
a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful“he was helpless under the reign of his egotism”
3
the period during which a monarch is sovereign“during the reign of Henry VIII”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with reign?60
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Reign in a sentence
- Under the reign of tyranny, innocent people were deprived of their citizenship.unknown
- Love doesn't reign, but it educates; and that is more.Fingerhut
- After a long reign, the rajah abdicated in favor of his son.rul
- The king reigns, but he doesn't control things.Babilfrenzo
- Where love reigns, there's no need for laws.DJ_Saidez
- Confusion reigned, and no one knew what to do.Aghanim
- Massinissa was able to maintain his reign for decades.Amastan
- Nothing will change for the better under their reign.Ergulis
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Forms of reign
as a noun
- plural
- reigns
as a verb
- past tense
- reigned
- present participle
- reigning
- third-person singular
- reigns
- past participle
- reigned