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
Obadiah	o-bə-DIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Nieves	NYE-ves	Spanish
Hesiod	HES-ee-əd (English), HEE-see-əd (English)	Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
ÁGnes	AHG-nesh	Hungarian
Martina	mahr-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish, Dutch), mahr-TEEN-ə (English)	German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, English, Swedish, Dutch, Ancien
Asmaa	-	Arabic