noun hence, to be predominant; to prevail.
2. reign ·noun royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.
3. reign ·noun to have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.
4. reign ·noun the territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.
5. reign ·noun the time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of elizabeth.
6. reign ·noun to possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule.