REIGN

reign. Reign, [rane] n. the time of kingly government

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Reign (rān), n. [[OE. regne, OF. reigne, regne, F. règne, fr. L. regnum, fr. rex, regis, a king, fr. regere to guide, rule. See Regal, Regimen.]] 1. 1. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.
He who like a father held his reign. Pope. Saturn's sons received the threefold reign Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath. Prior. 2. 2. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. Spenser.
him bereft the regne that he had. Chaucer. 3. 3. The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.