Reign - Definition

n 1: a period during which something or somebody is dominant or
powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
2: the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the
reign of Henry VIII"
3: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch [syn: reign,
sovereignty]
v 1: have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
2: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;
"Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this
neighborhood" [syn: predominate, dominate, rule,
reign, prevail]