## Meanings
1. The period during which a king or queen rules.
2. To rule as a king or queen.
3. A period during which someone or something is dominant or in control.

## Examples
- The reign of Queen Victoria lasted over sixty years.
- Henry VIII reigned for nearly forty years.
- The team enjoyed a long reign at the top of the league.

## Derived Forms
- coreign
- outreign
- reigner
- rereign

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃reǵ-
- Root: regnen
- Root: reignier

## Etymology
From Middle English regnen, from Old French reignier, from the Latin verb rēgnō, and the noun rēgnum. Doublet of regnum. Displaced native Old English rīċe (“a reign”) and ricsian (“to reign”).

## AI Etymology
Reign comes from Middle English regnen, from Old French reignier, from the Latin verb rēgnō, and the noun rēgnum. Doublet of regnum. Displaced native Old English rīċe (“a reign”) and ricsian (“to reign”). The historical chain includes *h₃reǵ- (Proto-Indo-European), regnen (Middle English), and reignier (Old French). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as coreign, outreign, reigner, and rereign. In present use it covers the period during which a king or queen rules, to rule as a king or queen, and a period during which someone or something is dominant or in control.

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