reign
The exercise of sovereign power.
Noun 3 meanings
The exercise of sovereign power.
“England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign.”
The period during which a monarch rules.
“The reign of Victoria was a long one.”
The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
Verb 3 meanings
To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
“He reigned in an autocratic manner.”
To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
“Silence reigned.”
Etymology
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”).
REIGN at a glance
REIGN has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + I 1 + G 2 + N 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,306 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with reign
All rhymes- DESIGN8
- FOREIGN11
- SIGN5
- CAMPAIGN15
- RESIGN7
- SOVEREIGN13
- ASSIGN7
- ALIGN6
- BENIGN9
- REDESIGN10
- ENSIGN7
- CHAMPAIGN19
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- FEIGN9
- DEIGN7
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