reign

Noun
  1. A period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful (synset 115285775)
    "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    subtypes: reign of terror - any period of brutal suppression thought to resemble the Reign of Terror in France
  2. The period during which a monarch is sovereign (synset 115285625)
    "during the reign of Henry VIII"
    is a type of: age, historic period - an era of history having some distinctive feature
  3. Royal authority;
    The dominion of a monarch (synset 114466998)
    is a type of: dominion, rule - dominance or power through legal authority
    subtypes: scepter, sceptre - the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
    same as: sovereignty
Verb
  1. Have sovereign power (synset 202593467)
    "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
    is a type of: govern, rule - exercise authority over; as of nations
  2. Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance (synset 202650318)
    "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
    subtypes:
    same as: dominate, predominate, prevail, rule

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