Reign

Pronunciation

• Homophones: rain, rein
• Rhymes: -eɪn

Alternative forms

• raygne obsolete

Origin

Middle English regnen < Anglo-Norman and Old French regner, from the Latin verb rēgnō, and the noun regnum

Full definition of reign

Noun

1. The exercise of sovereign power.England prospered under Elizabeth's reign.
• PriorSaturn's sons received the threefold reign
  Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath.
2. The period during which a monarch rules.The reign of Victoria was a long one.
3. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, or to rule as a monarchHe reigned in an autocratic manner.

Anagrams

• niger, Niger, renig