All 3 Uses of
reign
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- From time to time I heard some vague account of his doings: of his summons to Odessa in the case of the Trepoff murder, of his clearing up of the singular tragedy of the Atkinson brothers at Trincomalee, and finally of the mission which he had accomplished so delicately and successfully for the reigning family of Holland.†
Chpt 1
- The circumstances are of great delicacy, and every precaution has to be taken to quench what might grow to be an immense scandal and seriously compromise one of the reigning families of Europe.†
Chpt 1 *
- It was from the reigning family of Holland, though the matter in which I served them was of such delicacy that I cannot confide it even to you, who have been good enough to chronicle one or two of my little problems.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(reign as in: She reigned over England) rule (like that of a king or queen); or the time during which one ruled