reign

Noun

• royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

• the period during which a monarch is sovereign
  • during the reign of Henry VIII
    

• a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
  • he was helpless under the reign of his egotism
    

Verb

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  • Money reigns supreme here
    
  • Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood
    

• have sovereign power
  • Henry VIII reigned for a long time
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sovereignty , predominate , dominate , rule , prevail