reign

C1
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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