reign
Monarch's time ruling
Reign is the period during which a monarch rules: the reign of Queen Victoria, during the king's reign.
By extension, any dominant period of control or influence: His reign as champion lasted five years.
To reign is to rule as sovereign, or to prevail as the dominant force: Chaos reigned after the announcement.
The reigning champion is the current titleholder.
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
palace · emperor · empress · prince · princess · duke · duchess · aristocracy
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- preeminenceSuperior status above others
sway · influence · command · mastery · upper hand · dominion · empire · stranglehold
Formal honorific or name
- defenseProtection against harm
- streakUnbroken series
- undefeatedHaving never lost
- championshipCompetition for top rank
victor · titleholder · dynasty · winning · consecutive · undisputed · heavyweight · record
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
crown · palace · emperor · empress · prince · princess · duke · duchess · aristocracy · nobility
supremacy
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
preeminence · sway · influence · command · mastery · upper hand · dominion · empire · stranglehold · grip
title
Formal honorific or name
- defenseProtection against harm
- streakUnbroken series
- undefeatedHaving never lost
championship · victor · titleholder · dynasty · winning · consecutive · undisputed · heavyweight · record · tenure
period
Punctuation ending sentences
administration · years · legacy · chapter · age · duration · term · span · government · leadership
- controlremote control, self-control, birth control, crowd control, cruise control
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- empireempire, emperor, empress, imperial, imperial seal
- monarchyprince, princess, crown, throne, monarch
- royaltyprince, princess, kings, queens, princes
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
reignpowerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
subjugation · servitude · impotence · helplessness · subordination
reigninterregnum
Rulership gap period
abdication · overthrow · deposition · usurpation · fall
- reign of terrorPeriod of violent oppression
- reign supremeHold uncontested power
- reigning championCurrent holder of title
- brief reignLimited time in power
- free reignUnrestricted control or freedom
sovereignty, sovereign, reigning, reigns, reigned, reign supreme, reign of terror