Both Uses
reign
in
Nation, by Terry Pratchett
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- It was, according to the history books, the fastest coronation since Bubric the Saxon crowned himself with a very pointy crown on a hill during a thunderstorm, and reigned for one and a half seconds.†
Chpt 15. *
- Now, if you will excuse for me a moment, I have to reign.†
Chpt 15. *
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
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)