reign
1. a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful (Freq. 1) - he was helpless under the reign of his egotism • Hypernyms: time period, period of time, period • Hyponyms: reign of terror 2. the period during which a monarch is sovereign - during the reign of Henry VIII • Hypernyms: historic period, age 3. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch • Syn: sovereignty • Hypernyms: dominion, rule • Hyponyms: scepter, sceptre
1. have sovereign power (Freq. 3) - Henry VIII reigned for a long time • Hypernyms: govern, rule • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s 2. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance (Freq. 1) - Money reigns supreme here - Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood • Syn: predominate, dominate, rule, prevail • Derivationally related forms: prevalence (for: prevail), predominant (for: predominate), predomination (for: predominate), predominance (for: predominate) • Hyponyms: override, overarch, preponderate, outweigh, overbalance, outbalance • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s - Something is ----ing PP - Somebody ----s PP
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