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rule (like that of a king or queen); or the time during which one ruled
- The arranged marriage solidified the alliance between two of Europe’s most important reigning families.
- during the reign of Henry VIII
- —Yet my heart
Throbs to know one thing: tell me,—if your art
Can tell so much,—shall Banquo’s issue ever
Reign in this kingdom?William Shakespeare -- Macbeth - These two Kings and two Queens governed Narnia well, and long and happy was their reign.C.S. Lewis -- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Their reign was the Golden Age in Narnia...C.S. Lewis -- Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
- In the reign of Henry VIII.Mark Twain -- The Prince and The Pauper
- ...their reign had been the golden age of Narnia.C.S. Lewis -- The Last Battle
- She was only a little bit of a thing compared with one of our ships, or even with the ... which Narnia had owned when Lucy and Edmund had reigned thereC.S. Lewis -- The Voyage of the Dawn Trader
- ...you shall be taught obedience to my reign.Virgil -- The Aeneid
- And equal over equals to let reign,
One over all with unsucceeded power.John Milton -- Paradise Lost - ...better Macbeth
Than such an one to reign.William Shakespeare -- Macbeth
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as in: She reigned over England Define
rule (like that of a king or queen); or the time during which one ruled
as in: uncertainty reigns
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to be most powerful, important, or noticeable
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