n.
Pronunciation: ' r ā n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English regne, from Anglo-French, from Latin regnum, from reg-, rex king ― more at ROYAL
Date: 13th century
1 a : royal authority : SOVEREIGNTY <under the reign of the Stuart kings> b : the dominion, sway, or influence of one resembling a monarch <the reign of the Puritan ministers>
2 : the time during which one (as a sovereign) reigns