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Definition of Reign |
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Reign
Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule. Related Definitions: As, Authority, Be, Dominion, During, Emperor, Empire, Exercise, Government, Happened, Have, Hence, Hold, In, Is, It, King, Kingdom, Of, Or, Over, Possess, Power, Predominant, Prevail, Queen, Realm, Reign, Reigned, Royal, Rule, Sovereign, Sovereignty, Sphere, Superior, Supreme, Territory, The, Time, To, Which |
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Reign Quotations
Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement. Nelson Mandela What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind. Woodrow Wilson Every reign must submit to a greater reign. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Fashion is an imposition, a reign on freedom. Golda Meir God is the only being who, in order to reign, doesn't even need to exist. Charles Baudelaire Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. John Milton I too hope in this short reign to be a man of peace. Pope Benedict XVI No one would have doubted his ability to reign had he never been emperor. Tacitus With the spirit of my administration, New York City is poised for dramatic change. The era of fear has had a long enough reign. Rudy Giuliani It's the first war we've ever fought on the television screen and the first war that our country ever fought where the media had full reign. William Westmoreland |
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Reign Translations
reign in Dutch is bestuur, heerschappij, bewind reign in German is regieren, regieren, regiere reign in Italian is sovrano reign in Portuguese is reino reign in Swedish is regera, regering |
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