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reign en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ɹeɪ̯n/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ɾɛjn/ (India) without the pane–pain merger
/ɹen/ (Scotland)
rān
/ɹeɪ̯n/
/ɹæɪ̯n/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
(US) audio
/ɾeː(j)n/ (India)
/ɾeːn/ (India) pane–pain merger

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rēx Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin *rēgnusnom. Latin rēgnum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin rēgnō, rēgnārebor. Old French reignier Anglo-Norman regnerbor. Middle English regnen English reign Inherited from Middle English regnen, from Old French reignier, from the Latin verb rēgnō, and the noun rēgnum. Doublet of regnum. Displaced native Old English rīċe (“a reign”) and ricsian (“to reign”).

Meanings

The exercise of sovereign power.
- England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign.
- Throughout history, no single dictator has successfully upheld their reign forever, no matter how powerful they seemed to be. 2020 December 6, Xin Yan, “The Seemingly Impossible Is Possible”, in Minghui:
The period during which a monarch rules.
- The reign of Victoria was a long one.
The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
- And the Fox guileful, and most covetous; / That neither pleased was, to have the reign / Twixt them divided into even twain 1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale.”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
raygne		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
reigns	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Deriveds

Reign of Terror · in the reign of Queen Dick · reign of terror

Translations (152)

kk патшалық (the exercise of sovereign power) · es reinado (the period during which a monarch rules) · eo regado (the exercise of sovereign power) · sv regering (the period during which a monarch rules) · nl heerschappij (the exercise of sovereign power) · ar حُكْم (the period during which a monarch rules) · ru верхо́вная власть (the exercise of sovereign power) · nn regjeringstid (the period during which a monarch rules) · pt reinado (the exercise of sovereign power) · yi הערשאַפֿט (the exercise of sovereign power) · he מַלְכוּת (the exercise of sovereign power) · uk правлі́ння (the exercise of sovereign power) · sl vladavina (the period during which a monarch rules) · nb regjeringstid (the period during which a monarch rules) · hy թագավորություն (the exercise of sovereign power) · bg цару́ване (the exercise of sovereign power) · sq balltim (the exercise of sovereign power) · txb kṣuṃ (the period during which a monarch rules) · ro guvernare (the exercise of sovereign power) · pl panowanie (the exercise of sovereign power) · lt valdžia (the exercise of sovereign power) · sv regering (the exercise of sovereign power) · be праўле́нне (the period during which a monarch rules) · lv valdīšana (the exercise of sovereign power) · cy teyrnasiad (the period during which a monarch rules) · da regeringstid (the period during which a monarch rules) · cs vláda (the exercise of sovereign power) · be кірава́нне (the exercise of sovereign power) · id pemerintahan (the exercise of sovereign power) · is stjórn (the exercise of sovereign power) · ka მეფობა (the exercise of sovereign power) · sk vláda (the exercise of sovereign power) · ky падышалык (the exercise of sovereign power) · be панава́ньне (the period during which a monarch rules) · vi sự trị vì (the exercise of sovereign power) · eo reĝado (the period during which a monarch rules) · it regno (the period during which a monarch rules) · cmn 執政期 /执政期 (the period during which a monarch rules) · et valitsus (the exercise of sovereign power) · gl reinado (the period during which a monarch rules) · be панава́нне (the period during which a monarch rules) · ru вла́ствование (the exercise of sovereign power) · ru ца́рствование (the exercise of sovereign power) · cmn 在位 (the period during which a monarch rules) · uz hukmronlik (the exercise of sovereign power) · acw حُكُم (the exercise of sovereign power) · be праўле́ньне (the exercise of sovereign power) · gl reinado (the exercise of sovereign power) · hy թագավորում (the exercise of sovereign power) · ja 統治 (the exercise of sovereign power) · ln konza (the exercise of sovereign power) · ang rīċe (the period during which a monarch rules) · ltg vaļdeit (the exercise of sovereign power) · sh вла̀давина (the exercise of sovereign power) · be кірава́нне (the period during which a monarch rules) · tg хукмронӣ (the exercise of sovereign power) · de Regentschaft (the period during which a monarch rules) · uk царюва́ння (the exercise of sovereign power) · xag 𐕞𐕡𐕀𐔼𐕆𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (the exercise of sovereign power) · pl rządy (the exercise of sovereign power) · be праўле́нне (the exercise of sovereign power) · sv maktutövning (the exercise of sovereign power) · ms pemerintahan (the exercise of sovereign power) · hu uralom (the exercise of sovereign power) · is ríkisstjórn (the exercise of sovereign power) · ko 통치기간 (the period during which a monarch rules) · ltg kienēt (the exercise of sovereign power) · tr hükümdarlık (the exercise of sovereign power) · pt reinado (the period during which a monarch rules) · it regno (the exercise of sovereign power) · ru правле́ние (the period during which a monarch rules) · fa-ira حُکومَت (the exercise of sovereign power) · tg хукм (the exercise of sovereign power) · nb styre (the exercise of sovereign power) · az padşahlıq (the exercise of sovereign power) · pl panowanie (the period during which a monarch rules) · sh vlàdavina (the exercise of sovereign power) · hi राज्यकाल (the period during which a monarch rules) · fa-ira حُکْم (the period during which a monarch rules) · cmn 在位期 (the period during which a monarch rules) · uk правлі́ння (the period during which a monarch rules) · tr devir (the exercise of sovereign power) · be ца́рстваваньне (the period during which a monarch rules) · sv regeringstid (the period during which a monarch rules) · km រជ្ជកាល (the period during which a monarch rules) · hy թագավորություն (the period during which a monarch rules) · ar حُكُومَة (the exercise of sovereign power) · es reinado (the exercise of sovereign power) · tg ҳукумат (the exercise of sovereign power) · de Herrschaft (the exercise of sovereign power) · nl bestuur (the exercise of sovereign power) · az hökmranlıq (the exercise of sovereign power) · ko 통치 (the exercise of sovereign power) · da styre (the exercise of sovereign power) · fa-ira حُکْم (the exercise of sovereign power) · be праўле́ньне (the period during which a monarch rules) · sl vladavina (the exercise of sovereign power) · ca regnat (the period during which a monarch rules) · ru ца́рствование (the period during which a monarch rules) · th รัชกาล (the period during which a monarch rules) · ckb فەرمان ڕەوایەتی (the exercise of sovereign power) · ko 재위 (the period during which a monarch rules) · hi शासन (the exercise of sovereign power) · cmn 統治 /统治 (the exercise of sovereign power) · hy թագավորում (the period during which a monarch rules) · ga réimeas (the period during which a monarch rules) · fi hallituskausi (the period during which a monarch rules) · ja 治世 (the exercise of sovereign power) · fr règne (the period during which a monarch rules) · vi triều đại (the period during which a monarch rules) · ko 치세 (the period during which a monarch rules) · uk панува́ння (the exercise of sovereign power) · cmn 統治權 /统治权 (the exercise of sovereign power) · be панава́ньне (the exercise of sovereign power) · be ца́рстваванне (the period during which a monarch rules) · km រាជ្យ (the exercise of sovereign power) · de Herrschaft (the period during which a monarch rules) · fa-ira حُکْمْرانی (the exercise of sovereign power) · th รัชสมัย (the period during which a monarch rules) · de Regentschaft (the exercise of sovereign power) · ru правле́ние (the exercise of sovereign power) · bn শাসন (the exercise of sovereign power) · ga réim (the exercise of sovereign power) · ja 治世 (the period during which a monarch rules) · bg цару́ване (the period during which a monarch rules) · ca regnat (the exercise of sovereign power) · ja 在位 (the period during which a monarch rules) · tr devir (the period during which a monarch rules) · fi valta (the exercise of sovereign power) · cs vláda (the period during which a monarch rules) · be кірава́ньне (the period during which a monarch rules) · ang rīċe (the exercise of sovereign power) · ko 치세 (the exercise of sovereign power) · nl regering (the period during which a monarch rules) · bg управле́ние (the exercise of sovereign power) · uk панува́ння (the period during which a monarch rules) · be панава́нне (the exercise of sovereign power) · cs panování (the period during which a monarch rules) · cy teyrnasiad (the exercise of sovereign power) · mk владеење (the exercise of sovereign power) · uz podsholik (the exercise of sovereign power) · be кірава́ньне (the exercise of sovereign power) · nl troon (the exercise of sovereign power) · fi valta-aika (the period during which a monarch rules) · nb maktutøvelse (the exercise of sovereign power) · fr règne (the exercise of sovereign power) · ug ھۆكۈمرانلىق (the exercise of sovereign power) · uk царюва́ння (the period during which a monarch rules) · hu uralom (the period during which a monarch rules) · ar حُكْم (the exercise of sovereign power) · be ца́рстваванне (the exercise of sovereign power) · be ца́рстваваньне (the exercise of sovereign power)

reign en · VERB

Pronunciation

/ɹeɪ̯n/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
/ɾɛjn/ (India) without the pane–pain merger
/ɹen/ (Scotland)
rān
/ɹeɪ̯n/
/ɹæɪ̯n/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
(US) audio
/ɾeː(j)n/ (India)
/ɾeːn/ (India) pane–pain merger

Etymology

Meanings

(intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.
- He reigned in an autocratic manner.
- Both we will raigne as Conſuls of the earth, And mightie kings ſhall be our Senators. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
(nonstandard, rare, transitive) To reign over (a country)
- The House of Piast reigned Poland from its foundation to 1385. 2007, Anna Chilewska, Writing after the gaze: the rupture of the historical:
To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.
To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
- Unfortunately – and ironically – the word ‘system’ itself is used in such a wide variety of contexts within animal science, as indeed it is in virtually every domain of human activity, that confusion reigns about what a systems-oriented research programme actually looks like and what systems-oriented animal scientists actually do. 2007, Richard Bawden, “Redesigning Animal Agriculture: a Systemic Perspective”, in David L. Swain, Ed Charmley, John Steel, Shaun Coffey, editors, Redesigning Animal Agriculture: The Challenge of the 21st Century, CABI, page 1:
- Silence reigned.
- Silence reigned, broken only by the hideous screeching of vultures and the sound of a lawn-mower being used in the hospital grounds. 1936, F.J. Thwaites, The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, page 58:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
raygne		alternative, obsolete	lexicographic
reigns	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
reigned	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
reigned	Tense=Past		lexicographic
reigning	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Deriveds

coreign · reign hell · outreign · reigner · rereign · reign supreme

Translations (124)

km សោយរាជ្យ (exercise sovereign power) · hu uralkodik (exercise sovereign power) · mk владее (exercise sovereign power) · it regnare (exercise sovereign power) · rup vãsilipsescu (exercise sovereign power) · zdj uruma (exercise sovereign power) · kk патшалық ету (exercise sovereign power) · sv härska (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · es reinar (exercise sovereign power) · el βασιλεύω (exercise sovereign power) · sv härska (exercise sovereign power) · tr saltanat sürmek (exercise sovereign power) · ru госпо́дствовать (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · be панава́ць (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · km ស្វោយរាជ្យ (exercise sovereign power) · es imperar (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · fr régner (exercise sovereign power) · be пра́віць (exercise sovereign power) · id pemerintahan (exercise sovereign power) · tr hüküm sürmek (exercise sovereign power) · de regieren (exercise sovereign power) · ca regnar (exercise sovereign power) · pl królować (exercise sovereign power) · ja 統治する (exercise sovereign power) · uz podsholik qilmoq (exercise sovereign power) · cmn 執政 /执政 (exercise sovereign power) · my နန်းထိုင် (exercise sovereign power) · he מָשַׁל (exercise sovereign power) · cmn 衛冕 /卫冕 (be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition) · zdj utawala (exercise sovereign power) · is halda titli (num) (be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition) · lo ຄອງລາດ (exercise sovereign power) · gl reinar (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · bg царя́ (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · be панава́ць (exercise sovereign power) · fa-ira حُکْمْرانی کَرْدَن (exercise sovereign power) · be царава́ць (exercise sovereign power) · gl reinar (exercise sovereign power) · ru цари́ть (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · nb herske (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · th ครองราชย์ (exercise sovereign power) · uk панува́ти (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · xag 𐕞𐕡𐕀𐔼𐕆𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (exercise sovereign power) · cmn 盛行 (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · nl regeren (exercise sovereign power) · th ครองราชสมบัติ (exercise sovereign power) · th ครอง (exercise sovereign power) · la rēgnō (exercise sovereign power) · az hökmranlıq etmək (exercise sovereign power) · da regere (exercise sovereign power) · is ríkja (exercise sovereign power) · uk царюва́ти (exercise sovereign power) · fro regner (exercise sovereign power) · ro a domni (exercise sovereign power) · tg хукмронӣ кардан (exercise sovereign power) · km គ្រងរាជ (exercise sovereign power) · ang ricsian (exercise sovereign power) · cmn 主宰 (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · bg госпо́дствам (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · vi cai trị (exercise sovereign power) · pl władać (exercise sovereign power) · sl vladati (exercise sovereign power) · pt reinar (exercise sovereign power) · pl panować (exercise sovereign power) · bg владе́я (exercise sovereign power) · sh vládati (exercise sovereign power) · hy թագավորել (exercise sovereign power) · sv regera (exercise sovereign power) · ky падышалык кылуу (exercise sovereign power) · my အစိုးရ (exercise sovereign power) · sk vládnuť (exercise sovereign power) · az hökm sürmək (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · km ស្វោយ (exercise sovereign power) · ka მეფობა (exercise sovereign power) · uga 𐎎𐎍𐎋 (exercise sovereign power) · fi hallita (exercise sovereign power) · nl heersen (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · cmn 統治 /统治 (exercise sovereign power) · oge სუფევა (exercise sovereign power) · lt valdyti (exercise sovereign power) · da herske (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · ur راج کَرْنا (exercise sovereign power) · uz hukmronlik qilmoq (exercise sovereign power) · az səltənət sürmək (exercise sovereign power) · sh вла́дати (exercise sovereign power) · hi शासन करना (exercise sovereign power) · rup amirãripsescu (exercise sovereign power) · is ríkja (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · uk панува́ти (exercise sovereign power) · de herrschen (exercise sovereign power) · ru пра́вить (exercise sovereign power) · sa राष्टि (exercise sovereign power) · he מָלַךְ (exercise sovereign power) · lv valdīt (exercise sovereign power) · bg цару́вам (exercise sovereign power) · sq balltoj (exercise sovereign power) · km គ្រងរាជសម្បត្តិ (exercise sovereign power) · hi राज्य करना (exercise sovereign power) · my နန်းစံ (exercise sovereign power) · kk патшалық құру (exercise sovereign power) · got 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌽 (exercise sovereign power) · ms pemerintahan (exercise sovereign power) · hy գահակալել (exercise sovereign power) · de dominieren (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · mn хаанчлах (exercise sovereign power) · km គ្រង (exercise sovereign power) · eo reĝi (exercise sovereign power) · cs vládnout (exercise sovereign power) · grc βασιλεύω (exercise sovereign power) · yue 統治 /统治 (exercise sovereign power) · de herrschen (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · vi trị vì (exercise sovereign power) · cmn 籠罩 /笼罩 (be a dominant quality of a place or situation) · nb regjere (exercise sovereign power) · bg управля́вам (exercise sovereign power) · ru ца́рствовать (exercise sovereign power) · rup dumnescu (exercise sovereign power) · lo ຄອງ (exercise sovereign power) · et valitsema (exercise sovereign power) · ko 통치하다 (exercise sovereign power) · ug ھۆكۈمرانلىق قىلماق (exercise sovereign power) · tr hükümdarlık etmek (exercise sovereign power) · km សោយ (exercise sovereign power) · ar حَكَمَ (exercise sovereign power)