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reign¹

  • /ɹeɪ̯n/
  • /ɹeɪ̯n/ Canada, US, UK
  • /ɹæɪ̯n/ Australia, New Zealand
  • /ɹen/ Scotland
  • /ɾeːn/ India
  • /ɾɛjn/ India
  • /ɾeː(j)n/ India

Sounds like rain, rein · Rhymes with -eɪn

Where it comes from

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”).

noun reigns · raygne

  1. The exercise of sovereign power. England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign.
  2. The period during which a monarch rules. The reign of Victoria was a long one.
  3. The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled. And the Fox guileful, and most covetous; / That neither pleased was, to have the reign / Twixt them divided into even twain

verb reigns · reigning · reigned · raygne

  1. intransitive To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch. He reigned in an autocratic manner.
  2. nonstandard, rare, transitive To reign over (a country) The House of Piast reigned Poland from its foundation to 1385.
  3. To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
  4. To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule. Silence reigned.

Reign²

proper noun

  1. A unisex given name. On Thursday, March 26, the reality star uploaded a new photo of his and Kourtney Kardashian's 11-year-old son, Reign Disick, as they appeared to be dining outdoors on a patio overlooking the California ocean.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sovereignty, dominate, rule, predominate, prevail, kingdom, king, kingship, realm, empire, regime, queen, ruling, domination, situation, era

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noun the exercise of sovereign power

Españolreinado
한국어치세 chise, 통치 tongchi
日本語治世 chisei, 統治 tōchi
中文統治 /统治 tǒngzhì, 統治權 /统治权 tǒngzhìquán
हिन्दीशासन śāsan
Portuguêsreinado
Françaisrègne
DeutschHerrschaft, Regentschaft
Italianoregno
Românăguvernare
Русскийправле́ние pravlénije, ца́рствование cárstvovanije, верхо́вная власть verxóvnaja vlastʹ, вла́ствование vlástvovanije
Tiếng Việtsự trị vì
العربيةحُكْم ḥukm, حُكُومَة ḥukūma
עבריתמַלְכוּת malchút

noun the period during which a monarch rules

Españolreinado
한국어치세 chise, 통치기간 tongchigigan, 재위 jaewi
日本語治世 chisei, 在位 zaii
中文在位 zàiwèi, 在位期, 執政期 /执政期
हिन्दीराज्यकाल rājyakāl
Portuguêsreinado
Françaisrègne
DeutschRegentschaft, Herrschaft
Italianoregno
Русскийправле́ние pravlénije, ца́рствование cárstvovanije
Tiếng Việttriều đại
العربيةحُكْم ḥukm

verb exercise sovereign power

Españolreinar
한국어통치하다 tongchihada
日本語統治する tōchi suru
中文統治 /统治 tǒngzhì, 執政 /执政 zhízhèng
हिन्दीशासन करना śāsan karnā, राज्य करना rājya karnā
Portuguêsreinar
Françaisrégner
Deutschherrschen, regieren
Italianoregnare
Ελληνικάβασιλεύω vasilévo
Românăa domni
Русскийпра́вить právitʹ, ца́рствовать cárstvovatʹ
Tiếng Việttrị vì, cai trị
العربيةحَكَمَ ḥakama
עבריתמָשַׁל mashál, מָלַךְ malách

verb be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition

中文衛冕 /卫冕 wèimiǎn

verb be a dominant quality of a place or situation

Españolimperar
中文盛行 shèngxíng, 主宰 zhǔzǎi, 籠罩 /笼罩 lǒngzhào
Deutschherrschen, dominieren
Русскийцари́ть carítʹ, госпо́дствовать gospódstvovatʹ

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@misc{reign_2026,
  title = {reign},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reign},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}