Reign

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Hence, to be predominant; to Prevail.

II. Reign ·noun Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.

III. Reign ·noun To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to Rule.

IV. Reign ·noun The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.

V. Reign ·noun The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.

VI. Reign ·noun To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to Rule.