Foundation level · Year 4 · free
reign
verb · Say it: RAYN
What it means
Foundationto rule a country as its king or queen
Queen Victoria reigned for over sixty years, as we learnt in history.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- govern
- rule
More examples
- In our class play, Noah got to reign as king of a magical island.
Where the word comes from
From Latin 'regnum', meaning royal power or kingdom.
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