reign

== English == === Alternative forms === raygne (obsolete) === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹeɪn/ Homophones: rain, rein Rhymes: -eɪn === Noun === reign (plural reigns) The exercise of sovereign power. The period during which a monarch rules. The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === reign (third-person singular simple present reigns, present participle reigning, simple past and past participle reigned) (intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch. (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === re-nig, niger, Negri, ringe, renig, Grine, Reing, Grein, nigre, Niger