reign

Pronunciation

• enPR: rān
• IPA: /reɪn/
• SAMPA: /reIn/
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Homophones

• rain
• rein

Verb

Plain form reign

Third-person singular reigns

Past tense reigned

Past participle reigned

Present participle reigning

1. If you reign you rule or lead a country. Usually, this means you are a king or queen (not someone elected).

   He reigned over in England long ago.

   Pope John Paul I reigned for 33 days in 1978 -- "Obituaries: The Smiling Pope," New York Times. November 6, 1978

Noun

Singular reign

Plural reigns

1. A reign is the time a king or queen leads.

   His reign lasted 40 years.