Definition of reign

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Reign (n.) Hence, to be predominant; to prevail..

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Principality :: Principality (n.) Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority; predominance; high, or the highest, station..
Memory :: Memory (n.) The actual and distinct retention and recognition of past ideas in the mind; remembrance; as, in memory of youth; memories of foreign lands..
Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances..
Exoticism :: Exoticism (n.) The state of being exotic; also, anything foreign, as a word or idiom; an exotic..
Homeborn :: Homeborn (a.) Native; indigenous; not foreign.
Paspy :: Paspy (n.) A kind of minuet, in triple time, of French origin, popular in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and for some time after; -- called also passing measure, and passymeasure..
Edict :: Edict (n.) A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch..
Majesty :: Majesty (n.) The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns..
Nuncio :: Nuncio (n.) The permanent official representative of the pope at a foreign court or seat of government. Distinguished from a legate a latere, whose mission is temporary in its nature, or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank than internuncios..
Regent :: Regent (a.) Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign..
Sea Goddess :: Sea goddess () A goddess supposed to live in or reign over the sea, or some part of the sea..
Thearchy :: Thearchy (n.) Government by God; divine sovereignty; theocracy.
Extraprofessional :: Extraprofessional (a.) Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
Jubilee :: "Jubilee (n.) The joyful commemoration held on the fiftieth anniversary of any event; as, the jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign; the jubilee of the American Board of Missions..
Adventitious :: Adventitious (a.) Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign.
Native :: Native (a.) Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to foreign; as, native land, language, color, etc..
Bezant :: Bezant (n.) A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in weight and value, usually (those current in England) between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also white or silver bezants..
Treacherous :: Treacherous (a.) Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.
Delphine :: Delphine (a.) Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum Delphini)..
Barbarian :: Barbarian (n.) A foreigner.
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