Reign meaning

What does “reign” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“reign” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful.

reign

noun

  1. a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful

    “he was helpless under the reign of his egotism”

  2. the period during which a monarch is sovereign

    “during the reign of Henry VIII”

  3. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

    Synonymssovereignty

verb

  1. have sovereign power

    “Henry VIII reigned for a long time”

  2. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

    “Money reigns supreme here”

    “Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University