Both Uses of
reign
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- The presence of Safie diffused happiness among its inhabitants, and I also found that a greater degree of plenty reigned there.
p. 133.7 *reigned = prevailed (noticeably existed)
- "My reign is not yet over"—these words were legible in one of these inscriptions—"you live, and my power is complete."
p. 208.6 *reign = time of rule
Definitions:
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(1)
(reign as in: She reigned over England) rule (like that of a king or queen); or the time during which one ruled
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(2)
(reign as in: uncertainty reigns) to be most powerful, important, or noticeable