Holds the title of monarch

Usage examples of reigns.

The most deadly reigns, the greatest butcheries of the most terrible conquerors, had never resulted in such massacre.

But each duke reigns only at the pleasure of the son of heaven, who alone has the mandate because he alone descends from the Yellow Emperor.

Young sovereigns do not enjoy relics of previous reigns, and so I prepared to retire to my estates south of Halicarnassus.

They enjoy the greatest liberty without abusing it, for in spite of gallantry decency reigns everywhere.

A great importation of them took place during the reigns of the earlier Edwards, and they caused much annoyance and complaint, till in 1351 it was declared treason to bring them into the country.

He spoke of Djenny, the ancient queen city, whose people and whose monuments came from Egypt, the city which even yet reigns over the valley.