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reign

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"Rule of monarch"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɹeɪn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted eginrStarts with REnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. have sovereign power

Word origin

From Middle English regnen, from Old French reignier, from the Latin verb rēgnō, and the noun rēgnum. Doublet of regnum. Displaced native Old English rīċe (“a reign”) and ricsian (“to reign”).

Used in a sentence

  • England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign.
  • Throughout history, no single dictator has successfully upheld their reign forever, no matter how powerful they seemed to be.
  • The reign of Victoria was a long one.

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