English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-reign.ogg|Audio (US)
*Homophones: rain, rein
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn
Noun
en-noun
- The exercise of sovereign power.
#:England prosperred under Elizabeth's reign.
- The period during which a monarch rules.
#:The reign of Victoria was a long one.
Derived terms
free reign
Translations
trans-top|The exercise of sovereign power
Dutch: troon m, heerschap n, bestuur n
Finnish: hallituskausi, valta-aika
Kurdish: KUchar|ÙÙâرÙا٠ÚÙâÙاÛÙâتÛ
trans-mid
Slovene: vladavina f
Spanish: reinado (m)
Swedish: regering
trans-bottom
trans-top|The period during which a monarch rules
Finnish: hallituskausi, valta-aika
trans-mid
Slovene: vladavina f
Spanish: reinado (m)
Swedish: regering
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ttbc|Novial: regiro
Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb
- To exercise sovereign power, or to rule as a monarch
#:He reigned in an autocratic manner.
Translations
Czech: vládnout
Dutch: regeren
Finnish: hallita
Novial: regira
Slovene: vladati
mid
Portuguese: reino
Spanish: reinar
Swedish: regera
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