Reign
Reign noun - Controlling power or influence over others.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old reign | old term |
| full | full reign | full term |
| long | long reign | long term |
| short | short reign | short term |
| Other adjectives: original, single, real, ancient, new, final, last, modern, fifth, longer. | ||
Common collocations
| gods | reign gods | term gods |
Both words in one sentence
- After Falling Into Infinity flopped despite heavy Executive Meddling to make it more commercial, the label essentially gave the band free reign to run out their contract, but didn't promote them at all, essentially deciding that signing the group to a long-term deal was a mistake.
Source: Screwed by the Network -
There were 283 of them in all, and it is for their deaths that she's known as Bloody Mary (a term coined well after her death).note In reality she killed fewer subjects in her entire reign than her father did in any single year of his.
Source: Useful Notes / Mary Tudor -
The actual term "Holy Roman Empire" began to be used only during the reign of Friedrich Barbarossa two centuries and two dynasties later, reflecting Frederick Barbarossa's ambition to rule Italy and the Papacy.
Source: Useful Notes / Holy Roman Empire
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