reign over

reign over someone or something

to rule over someone or something. The king reigned over his subjects for over thirty years. The queen reigned over the country for along time.

reign over

1. To have authority or control over someone or something; rule over someone or something: The same family has reigned over this island for ten generations.

2. To be prevalent or predominant in some place or situation: Chaos reigned over the city during the power outage.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gabija	-	Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Hilargi	-	Basque
Les	[lez]
Terah	TEE-rə (English)	Biblical
Roman	rah-MAHN (Russian), RAW-mahn (Polish)	Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, Croatian, German
Annabella	ahn-nah-BEL-lah (Italian), an-ə-BEL-ə (English)	Italian, English (Modern)