All 3 Uses of
reign
in
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- ...it is winter in Narnia ... Daughter of Eve from the far land of Spare Oom where eternal summer reigns...
p. 13.4 *reigns = is important or noticeable
- ...when two Sons of Adam and two Daughters of Eve sit in those four thrones, then it will be the end not only of the White Witch's reign but of her life,
p. 89.3 *reign = time of rule
- These two Kings and two Queens governed Narnia well, and long and happy was their reign.
p. 200.6reign = the time during which they ruled
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