outreign en · VERB
Etymology
From out- + reign.
Meanings
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(transitive) To surpass in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than.
In wretched prison long he did remain , Țill they outreigned had their utmost
1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:On 9 September 2015, Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's longest-serving monarch, having outreigned Queen Victoria.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outreigned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| outreigned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| outreigns | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| outreigning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |