Dictionary

1. (

• reign ,

) a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism" ;

2. (

• reign

) the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII" ;

3. (

• reign ,
• sovereignty ,

) royal authority; the dominion of a monarch ;

1. (

• reign

) have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time" ;

2. (

• predominate ,
• dominate ,
• rule ,
• reign ,
• prevail ,

) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" ;