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Word: Reign
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French reignier ‘to reign’, reigne ‘kingdom’, from Latin regnum, related to rex, reg- ‘king’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
reɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
hold royal office; rule as monarch
Short Definition:hold royal office
Examples:- Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK
Word: Reign
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
reɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the period of rule of a monarch
Short Definition:period of rule of monarch
Examples:- the original chapel was built in the reign of Charles I
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