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reign

 
 
/reɪn/ noun

Translation

KING/QUEEN [C] a period of time when a king or queen rules a country
hükümdarlık dönemi, saltanat süresi
the reign of Henry VIII676
IMPORTANT JOB [no plural] a period of time when someone controls a sports team, an organization, etc
görev süresi; bir takımı/teşkilatı yönetme süresi
Christie's reign as captain of the British athletics team1575
reign of terror a period of time when someone uses violence to control people
terör/anarşi/kargaşa dönemi
675
(Definition of reign noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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