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Definitions for Reigning

[1] the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
[2] royal rule or authority; sovereignty.
[3] dominating power or influence: the reign of law.
[4] to possess or exercise sovereign power or authority.
[5] to hold the position and name of sovereign without exercising the ruling power.
[6] to have control, rule, or influence of any kind.
[7] to predominate; be prevalent.
[8] the period during which a monarch is the official ruler of a country
[9] a period during which a person or thing is dominant, influential, or powerful the reign of violence is over
[10] to exercise the power and authority of a sovereign
[11] to be accorded the rank and title of a sovereign without having ruling authority, as in a constitutional monarchy
[12] to predominate; prevail a land where darkness reigns
[13] (usually present participle) to be the most recent winner of a competition, contest, etc the reigning heavyweight champion

Words related to Reigning

reignprevailing, controlling, ruling, governing, authoritative, dominant, regnant, supreme

Words nearby Reigning

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Origin of Reigning

1225–75; (noun) Middle English reine, regne < Old French reigne < Latin rēgnum realm, reign, derivative of rēg- (stem of rēx ) king; (v.) Middle English reinen, regnen < Old French reignier < Latin rēgnāre, derivative of rēgnum

Words that may be confused with Reigning

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, reignrain, reign, rein

Other words from Reigning

in·ter·reign , verb (used without object)
non·reign·ing , adjective
out·reign , verb (used with object)
un·reign·ing , adjective

Word origin for Reigning

C13: from Old French reigne , from Latin rēgnum kingdom, from rēx king

Synonyms for Reigning

prevailing, controlling, dominating, governing, ruling, authoritative, dominant, regnant, supreme