reign
verb
[ reɪn ]
• hold royal office; rule as monarch.
• "Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK"
Similar:
be king/queen,
be monarch,
be sovereign,
sit on the throne,
occupy the throne,
wear the crown,
wield the sceptre,
hold sway,
rule,
govern,
be in power,
ruling,
regnant,
on the throne,
reign
noun
• the period of rule of a monarch.
• "the original chapel was built in the reign of Charles I"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French reignier ‘to reign’, reigne ‘kingdom’, from Latin regnum, related to rex, reg- ‘king’.
