reign

UK /reɪn/US /reɪn/

Meaning

noun

the period during which a king, queen, emperor, etc. rules

“By the end of his reign, the vast empire was in decline.”

verb

to rule as king, queen, emperor, etc.

“It was the first visit by a British reigning monarch to Russia.”

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