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Noun reign has 3 senses

reign - a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
--₁ is a kind of time period, period of time, period
--₁ has particulars: reign of terror
Derived form: verb reign₂
reign - the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII"
--₂ is a kind of historic period, age

Derived form: verb reign₁
reign, sovereignty - royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
--₃ is a kind of dominion, rule
--₃ has particulars: scepter, sceptre
Derived form: verb reign₁

Verb reign has 2 senses

reign - have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
--₁ is one way to govern, rule

Derived forms: noun reign₃, noun reign₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail - be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

Derived form: noun reign₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP