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"Reign" in Chinese : 统治

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Pronunciation : Reign (rn)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. regne, OF. reigne, regne, F. r?gne, fr. L. regnum, fr. rex, regis, a king, fr. regere to guide, rule. See Regal, Regimen.]
Definition : 1. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion. He who like a father held his reign. Pope. Saturn's sons received the threefold reign Of heaven, of ocean,, and deep hell beneath. Prior.

2. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion. [Obs.] Spenser. [God] him bereft the regne that he had. Chaucer.

3. The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Reign (rn)
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. regnen, reinen, OF. regner, F. r?gner, fr. L. regnare, fr. regnum. See Reign, n.]
Definition : 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. Luke xix. 14. Shall Banquo's issue ever Reign in this kingdom Shak.

2. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. "Pestilent diseases which commonly reign in summer." Bacon.

3. To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body. Rom. vi. 12.

Syn. -- To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail.

i. [imp. & p. p. Reigned (rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reigning.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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