reigned
Sat on throne
Reigned is the past tense of reign—to hold royal authority or to dominate.
A monarch reigned over a kingdom; an era of peace reigned throughout the land.
Queen Victoria reigned for sixty-three years.
Chaos reigned after the power went out.
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- sovereignSupreme in power
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
coronation · scepter · queen · emperor · regent · royalty · palace · aristocracy
Distinct historical period
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- ageDuration of existence
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- tenureProtected employment status
century · decade · rule · antiquity · medieval · Victorian · Renaissance · Enlightenment
Exercised sovereign authority
- commandedGave authoritative instructions
- controlledKept within limits
- presidedHeld authority over proceedings
- administeredGave or managed officially
directed · oversaw · dictated · led · steered · managed · wielded · exercised
Proved stronger ultimately
- supremeHighest in authority
- predominantMost common or powerful
- preeminentSuperior to all others
- ascendantIncreasing in power
unrivaled · paramount · masterful · commanding · triumphant · unchallenged · peerless · champion
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
kingdom · coronation · scepter · queen · emperor · regent · royalty · palace · aristocracy · noble
epoch
Distinct historical period
tenure · century · decade · rule · antiquity · medieval · Victorian · Renaissance · Enlightenment · classical
ruled
Exercised sovereign authority
- commandedGave authoritative instructions
- controlledKept within limits
- presidedHeld authority over proceedings
administered · directed · oversaw · dictated · led · steered · managed · wielded · exercised · held
prevailed
Proved stronger ultimately
- supremeHighest in authority
- predominantMost common or powerful
- preeminentSuperior to all others
ascendant · unrivaled · paramount · masterful · commanding · triumphant · unchallenged · peerless · champion · victorious
- 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
- imperial reignSovereign's period of rule
reign, reigning, reigns, reignite, reign supreme, reign of terror, reignition