règne — meaning in English

English meaning

• kingdom noun A country or territory ruled by a king or queen.
• reign noun The period of time during which a monarch rules.
• royalty noun Kings, queens, and their families, considered as a group.
• rule noun An official regulation or guideline that governs behaviour or a process.

Senses

règne is used for these senses in English:

• kingdom A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
• kingdom (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).
• royalty A royal right or prerogative, such as the exploitation of a natural resource; the granting of such a right; payment received for such a right.
• rule (uncountable) The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.

kingdom — full definition

1. noun A country or territory ruled by a king or queen.
2. noun A conceptual area or field where something is dominant or supreme.
3. noun One of the highest major categories in the classification of living things, above phylum (such as the animal kingdom or plant kingdom).

reign — full definition

1. noun The period of time during which a monarch rules.
2. verb To rule as a king, queen, or monarch.
3. verb To be the dominant or prevailing force in a place or situation.

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