reign

reign is a   Noun

Definition:

[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] The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. [Obs.] Spenser. [God] him bereft the regne that he had. Chaucer.

[3] The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.

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