Definitions of reign:
- noun: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- noun: the period during which a monarch is sovereign
Example: "During the reign of Henry VIII"
- noun: a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
Example: "He was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
- verb: have sovereign power
Example: "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
- verb: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Example: "Money reigns supreme here"
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