REIGN

I. noun see: royal Date: 13th century 1. royal authority ; sove~ty , the dominion, sway, or influence of one resembling a monarch , the time during which one (as a sove~) ~s, II. intransitive verb Date: 14th century 1. to possess or exercise sove~ power ; rule , to hold office as chief of state although possessing little governing power , to exercise authority in the manner of a monarch, to be predominant or prevalent