REIGN
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Reign (r&ā;n), n. [OE. regne, OF. reigne, regne, F. règne, fr. L. regnum, fr. rex, regis, a king, fr. regere to guide, rule. See Regal, Regimen.] 1. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.
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He who like a father held his reign.
Pope.
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Saturn's sons received the threefold reign
Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath.
Prior.
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2. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. [Obs.] Spenser.
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[God] him bereft the regne that he had.
Chaucer.
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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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Reign (r?n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reigned (r?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reigning.] [OE. regnen, reinen, OF. regner, F. régner, fr. L. regnare, fr. regnum. See Reign, n.] 1. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule. Chaucer.
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We will not have this man to reign over us.
Luke xix. 14.
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Shall Banquo's issue ever
Reign in this kingdom?
Shak.
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2. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. “Pestilent diseases which commonly reign in summer.” Bacon.
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3. To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.
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Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body.
Rom. vi. 12.
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Syn. -- To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail.
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