Synonyms: reign, sovereignty
Definition: royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
Definition: dominance or power through legal authority
Usage: France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa; the rule of Caesar
Synonyms: reign
Definition: the period during which a monarch is sovereign
Usage: during the reign of Henry VIII
Similar words: historic period, age
Definition: an era of history having some distinctive feature
Usage: we live in a litigious age
Synonyms: reign
Definition: a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
Usage: he was helpless under the reign of his egotism
Similar words: time period, period, period of time
Definition: an amount of time
Usage: a time period of 30 years; hastened the period of time of his recovery; Picasso's blue period
Synonyms: reign
Definition: have sovereign power
Usage: Henry VIII reigned for a long time
Definition: exercise authority over; as of nations
Usage: Who is governing the country now?