a reign of terror



a reign of terror

a period of time when a ruler controls people in a violent and cruel way My father's generation, who lived through the reign of terror, will never forget it.
See also: of, reign, terror

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KurtisKUR-tisEnglish
Mahmut-Turkish
Nicodemonee-ko-DE-mo (Italian), nee-ko-DHE-mo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
RemusREE-məs (English)Roman Mythology, Romanian
Loukios-Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
&Thorn;Unor-Anglo-Saxon Mythology