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reignthe period during which a sovereign rules over a country

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the period during which a sovereign rules over a country

Pronunciation (IPA): /reɪn/

Korean meaning: 왕이나 군주가 나라를 통치하는 기간

Korean pronunciation: **레**인

Example Sentences

  • The cat decided to reign supreme over the robot vacuum, riding it like a royal chariot.
  • During the teacher's absence, chaos reigned in the classroom.
  • My grandmother's iron fist reigns over family dinner seating arrangements.

reign

NOUN

//reɪn//

the period during which a sovereign rules over a country

reign concept
💡 Concept

the period during which a sovereign rules over a country

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reign rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Through his reign comes the rain and pain.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/reɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/reɪn/

🌳Etymology

Rootregn

Origin

From Old French 'reigne', derived from Latin 'regnum' meaning 'kingdom' or 'rule', which comes from 'rex' meaning 'king'.

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🎵Rhyme

rainpaingainmaintrain
rain
pain
gain
main
train

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The cat decided to reign supreme over the robot vacuum, riding it like a royal chariot.

During the teacher's absence, chaos reigned in the classroom.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's iron fist reigns over family dinner seating arrangements.

The new CEO will reign over the company's biggest expansion in history.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

rulegoverndominatecontrollead

Antonyms

abdicatesurrendersubmit

Related

kingdommonarchysovereigncrownthrone