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1. Exercising power or authority
   - regnant, ruling

1. Have sovereign power
   "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
    
2. Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
   "Money reigns supreme here"
   - predominate, dominate, rule, prevail

Sounds like: raining, reining

See also: powerful

Type of: govern, rule

Encyclopedia: Reign