| NOUN | time | reign | a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful |
|---|---|---|---|
| time | reign | the period during which a monarch is sovereign | |
| state | reign, sovereignty | royal authority | |
| VERB | social | reign | have sovereign power |
| stative | reign, predominate, dominate, rule, prevail | be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance |
| Sounds | rey'n | |
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| Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... | |
| Meaning | A period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful. | |
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| Example | "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism" | |
| Narrower | reign of terror | Any period of brutal suppression thought to resemble the Reign of Terror in France |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
| Spanish | reinado | |
| Catalan | regnat | |
| Verbs | reign | be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance |
| Meaning | The period during which a monarch is sovereign. | |
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| Example | "during the reign of Henry VIII" | |
| Broader | historic period, age | An era of history having some distinctive feature |
| Spanish | reinado | |
| Catalan | regnat | |
| Verbs | reign | have sovereign power |
| Meaning | royal authority; the dominion of a monarch. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | sovereignty | |
| Narrower | scepter, sceptre | The imperial authority symbolized by a scepter |
| Broader | dominion, rule | dominance or power through legal authority |
| Spanish | reinado, reino, soberanía | |
| Catalan | regnat, sobirania | |
| Verbs | reign | have sovereign power |
| Meaning | Have sovereign power. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Henry VIII reigned for a long time" | |
| Broader | govern, rule | Exercise authority over |
| Spanish | reinar | |
| Catalan | regnar | |
| Nouns | reign | royal authority |
| reign | the period during which a monarch is sovereign | |
| Meaning | Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "Money reigns supreme here" | |
| Synonyms | predominate, dominate, rule, prevail | |
| Narrower | overarch | Be central or dominant |
| override | prevail over | |
| preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance | weigh more heavily | |
| Spanish | imperar, perdurar, predominar, prevalecer, reinar, superar | |
| Catalan | imperar, perdurar, predominar, prevaler, superar | |
| Nouns | reign | a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful |
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