Meaning

3 senses
  1. The exercise of sovereign power.

    England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign.

    Herrschaft, Regentschaft

    правле́ниеpravlénije, ца́рствованиеcárstvovanije, верхо́вная властьverxóvnaja vlastʹ

    панува́нняpanuvánnja, царюва́нняcarjuvánnja, правлі́нняpravlínnja

  2. The period during which a monarch rules.

    The reign of Victoria was a long one.

    Regentschaft, Herrschaft

    правле́ниеpravlénije, ца́рствованиеcárstvovanije

    панува́нняpanuvánnja, царюва́нняcarjuvánnja, правлі́нняpravlínnja

    the period during which a monarch is sovereign

  3. The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.

Examples

102 sentences
  1. Tom is the reigning champion.

    Том — діючий чемпіон. — deniko

  2. There was a time when kings and queens reigned over the world.

  3. His reign was short, but bloody.

    Її панування було недовгим, але кривавим. — deniko

  4. Silence reigned in the room.

    У кімнаті панувала тиша. — shanghainese

    ruВ комнате царила тишина. — marafon

  5. The king reigned over the island.

    ruКороль повелевал на острове. — Ooneykcall

    deDer König herrschte über die Insel. — pullnosemans

Translations

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English regnen, from Old French reignier, from the Latin verb rēgnō,

Inherited from Middle English regnen, from Old French reignier, from the Latin verb rēgnō, and the noun rēgnum. Doublet of regnum. Displaced native Old English rīċe (“a reign”) and ricsian (“to reign”).

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Forms

plural: reigns
Singularreign
Pluralreigns

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
reign — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto