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单词 reign
释义 reign
I. \ˈrān\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English rein, regne, from Old French reigne, regne, from Latin regnum reign, from reg-, rex king — more at royal
1.
 a. : royal authority : the power or rule of a monarch : sovereignty
  < crown prince … assumed active reign from his father — Current Biography >
  < under the reign of the Stuart kings >
 b. : the dominion, sway, or influence of one resembling or held to resemble a monarch
  < the reign of the … Puritan ministers was stern and intolerant — W.L.Sperry >
  < the full reign of egotism as the ideal behind action — S.L.A.Marshall >
  < assuring the reign of justice for all — Loyola University Bulletin >
2. archaic : the territory or sphere that is reigned over : empire, kingdom, realm
 < the pole, Nature's remotest reign — P.B.Shelley >
3. : the period of time during which someone (as a monarch) or something reigns
 < the 20th year of the queen's reign >
 < at the beginning of his reign as president of the college >
 < the reign of Sanskrit … was longer than that of Greek and Latin — Times Literary Supplement >
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English reignen, regnen, from Old French regner, from Latin regnare, from regnum reign
1.
 a. : to possess or exercise sovereign power : hold supreme authority in a state : govern as king, emperor, or other royal ruler : hold supreme power and dignity in a kingdom or empire : govern, rule
  < Holy City … where Christ, the Lamb, doth reign — W.R.Bowie >
 b. : to hold office as chief of state (as in a kingdom) without exercising more than minimal powers of making and executing governmental policy : have limited or nominal sovereignty
  < the queen … reigns but does not rule — British Parliament >
  < an Arab sultan reigns but British administrators … rule — Orville Prescott >
  < the royal governor both reigned and ruled — D.W.Brogan >
  < will be the constitutional head of his country and will be above party and politics, an arbitrator and conciliator. He will not govern but will reignNew York Times >
2. : to exercise authority or hold sway in the manner of a monarch
 < the archbishop … reigns as supreme moral authority on this island — George Weller >
 < in the countryside … the priest reigns most completely — Paul Blanshard >
 < the campus queen reigned over the weekend festivities >
3. : to be predominant or prevalent : predominate, prevail
 < these forests have reigned supreme for countless millennia — W.H.Hodge >
 < commotion … reigned through the house — E.J.Simmons >
 < a complete silence still reigned inside — T.B.Costain >
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