reign
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4.1
- noun
- /reɪn/
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- The first year of Alexander's reign was chaotic.
- a king's reign
- an emperor's reign
- begin her reign
Three years later, Catherine died, ending one of the most glorious reigns in Russian history.
- Three years later, Catherine died, ending one of the most glorious reigns in Russian history.
- The defining moment of Nero's reign is the Great Fire of Rome.
- He had a pupil, Thomas Atwood, who became a court composer in England during the reign of Victoria.
- Othello came to England during Elizabeth's reign.
- And he's always thought my own son isn't going to try and destroy my reign as king.
Examples
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During her long reign, Queen Victoria oversaw significant changes in British society.
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The defining moment of Nero's reign is the Great Fire of Rome.
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So a short reign can be very successful.
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A king has his reign, and then he dies.
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Like his father, Vladimir spent a good chunk of his early reign making war.
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Our Queen's reign is over, but her genetic legacy lives on.
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What does the current emperor's reign have to do with anything?
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And aside from that, the public adored her from the start of her reign to the end of her reign.
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Three years later, Catherine died, ending one of the most glorious reigns in Russian history.
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The Saimaa Canal was begun in 1844 under the reign of Czar Nicholas I.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
Compounds
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A period during the French Revolution from 1793 to 1794 with mass executions and political violence
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reign comes from the old Latin root reg- meaning 'to rule'. So a king's or queen's reign is the time they 'rule' the country.