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What (who) is reign - definition

PERIOD IN WHICH A SOVEREIGN RULES
Reigns; Rexit

reign         
I
n. during smb.'s reign
II
v.
1) (D; intr.) to reign over
2) (s) to reign supreme
reign         
I. v. n.
1.
Rule, be king, exercise sovereign authority.
2.
Prevail, be predominant.
3.
Rule, govern.
II. n.
1.
Royalty, sovereignty, royal authority, supreme power, imperial sway.
2.
Power, influence, rule, sway, prevalence.
3.
Realm, empire, kingdom, dominions.
reign         
(reigns, reigning, reigned)
1.
If you say, for example, that silence reigns in a place or confusion reigns in a situation, you mean that the place is silent or the situation is confused. (WRITTEN)
Confusion reigned about how the debate would end...
A relative calm reigned over the city.
VERB: V, V over n
2.
When a king or queen reigns, he or she rules a country.
...Henry II, who reigned from 1154 to 1189.
...George III, Britain's longest reigning monarch.
VERB: V, V-ing
Reign is also a noun.
...Queen Victoria's reign.
N-COUNT: with poss
3.
If you say that a person reigns in a situation or area, you mean that they are very powerful or successful.
Connors reigned as the world No. 1 for 159 consecutive weeks...
Coco Chanel reigned over fashion for half a century.
VERB: V, V over n
Reign is also a noun.
...a new book celebrating Havergal's reign as artistic director of the Citizens' Theatre.
N-COUNT: with poss
4.
Someone or something that reigns supreme is the most important or powerful element in a situation or period of time.
The bicycle reigned supreme as Britain's most popular mode of transport...
PHRASE: V inflects
5.
A reign of terror is a period during which there is a lot of violence and killing, especially by people who are in a position of power.
The commanders accused him of carrying out a reign of terror.
PHRASE

Wikipedia

Reign

A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Andorra), of a people (e.g., the Franks, the Zulus) or of a spiritual community (e.g., Catholicism, Tibetan Buddhism, Nizari Ismailism). In most hereditary monarchies and some elective monarchies (e.g., Holy Roman Empire) there have been no limits on the duration of a sovereign's reign or incumbency, nor is there a term of office. Thus, a reign usually lasts until the monarch dies, unless the monarchy itself is abolished or the monarch abdicates or is deposed.

In elective monarchies, there may be a fixed period of time for the duration of the monarch's tenure in office (e.g., Malaysia).

The term of a reign can be indicated with the abbreviation "r." (for Latin rexit) after a sovereign's name, such as the following:

George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions, Emperor of India (r. 1936–1952)
Examples of use of reign
1. Sunnis controlled the country under Hussein‘s reign.
2. Ashura was banned in Iraq during Saddam Hussein‘s reign.
3. Bourbon reign is restored in France. 1'27 –– The U.S.
4. A culture of fear, inherited from Hussein‘s reign, remains entrenched.
5. Edgar Hoover‘s reign, it is saturated with disgraceful failures.