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- Dictionaryreign/reɪn/
verb
- 1. hold royal office; rule as monarch: "Queen Elizabeth reigns over the UK" Similar
noun
- 1. the period of rule of a monarch: "the original chapel was built in the reign of Charles I" Similar
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Sep 25, 2024 · Choose any English or translation dictionary to search in that dictionary. English definitions Choose from corpus-informed dictionaries for English language learners at all levels.
1 day ago · v. t. e. A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, reigns as head of state for life or until abdication, usually a hereditary position acquired by some form of nominal divine right or blessing, or religious sanction.
1 day ago · reign 1 Athelstan was king of Wessex and the first king of all England. 2 James VI of Scotland became also James I of England in 1603. Upon accession to the English throne, he styled himself "King of Great Britain" and was so proclaimed.
Sep 16, 2024 · Popularly referred to as a “golden age,” it was a span of time characterized by relative peace and prosperity and by a flowering of artistic, literary, and intellectual culture to such a degree that it (along with the succeeding reign of James I) is sometimes designated as the “English Renaissance.”
Sep 17, 2024 · Mauryan empire, in ancient India, a state centred at Pataliputra (later Patna) near the junction of the Son and Ganges (Ganga) rivers. It lasted from about 321 to 185 bce and was the first empire to encompass most of the Indian subcontinent.
2 days ago · The idea of Rule of Law is often regarded as a modern iteration of the ideas of ancient Greek philosophers who argued that the best form of government was rule by the best men. [42] Plato advocated a benevolent monarchy ruled by an idealized philosopher king, who was above the law. [42]
19 hours ago · Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839) was the founder and first maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ruling from 1801 until his death in 1839. He ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye.
