Reign
Reign (rān) , noun
[Old English regne, Old French reigne, regne, French règne, from Latin regnum, from rex, regis, a king, from regere to guide, rule. See Regal, Regimen.]
1.
Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.
He who like a father held his reign.
Saturn's sons received the threefold reign
Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath.
2.
The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. [Obsolete] — Spenser
[God] him bereft the regne that he had.
3.
The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.
Reign (r?n) , intransitive verb
[Old English regnen, reinen, Old French regner, French régner, from Latin regnare, from regnum. See Reign, n.]
1.
To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule. — Chaucer
We will not have this man to reign over us.
Shall Banquo's issue ever
Reign in this kingdom?
2.
Hence, to be predominant; to prevail.
Pestilent diseases which commonly reign in summer.
3.
To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body.