Main Entry: ¹reign

Pronunciation: \ˈrān\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English regne, from Anglo-French, from Latin regnum, from reg-, rex king — more at royal

Date: 13th century

1 a : royal authority : sovereignty <under the reign of the Stuart kings> b : the dominion, sway, or influence of one resembling a monarch <the reign of the Puritan ministers>
2 : the time during which one (as a sovereign) reigns