reigns
Sits on throne
Reigns is the third-person singular of reign—to rule as monarch or hold dominant position.
A king reigns over his kingdom; a champion reigns until defeated.
She reigns supreme in her field.
The noun reign is a period of rule: during the reign of Elizabeth II.
Figuratively, anything dominant reigns: Chaos reigns, Silence reigned.
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- kingMale crowned ruler
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
palace · regalia · scepter · court · nobility · prince · princess · majesty
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- dominionAuthority to rule
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
tyranny · sway · grip · stranglehold · influence · control · command · rule
Distinct historical period
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- ageDuration of existence
- centuryHundred-year span
- decadeTen-year span
victorian · elizabethan · augustan · antebellum · interregnum · golden age · heyday · tenure
Independent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
jurisdiction · self-determination · self-government · dominion · territory · prerogative · legitimacy
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
royalty · palace · regalia · scepter · court · nobility · prince · princess · majesty · succession
supremacy
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- dominionAuthority to rule
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
predominance · tyranny · sway · grip · stranglehold · influence · control · command · rule · authority
epoch
Distinct historical period
decade · victorian · elizabethan · augustan · antebellum · interregnum · golden age · heyday · tenure · duration
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
nationhood · jurisdiction · self-determination · self-government · dominion · territory · prerogative · legitimacy
Tudor
Sixteenth-century English ruling family
- MingChinese imperial era, 1368–1644
- RomanovImperial Russian ruling family
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
Habsburg · Bourbon · Han · Plantagenet · Zhou · Mughal · Ptolemaic · Medici · Solomonic · Yuan
reignsfades
Grows gradually weaker
surrenders · yields · capitulates · subsides · succumbs
- 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, sovereignty, sovereign, reigning, reigned, reign supreme, reign of terror