Plural of reign
regular plural
The plural of reign is reigns.
Forms of reign
| Singular | reign /ɹeɪ̯n/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | reigns /ɹeɪnz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Reigns in a sentence
- The law of the land is no law at all; that is, unlaw reigns.2012, Read I. Myers, The Great Canadian Oligarchy: Flaws in Our Freedoms. From the entry unlaw
- Seventeen hundred downstrikes of lightning later, destruction reigns over southwest Oregon.1994, David A. Perry, Forest Ecosystems, →ISBN, page 105. From the entry downstrike
- Where fact reigns supreme, any attempt at theory may appear tenderminded.1969, Mahlon Brewster Smith, Social Psychology and Human Values: Selected Essays, →ISBN, page 44. From the entry toughmindedness
- In the later reigns, a coinage of small bronze pieces, slightly scyphate, accompany the aspers.1967 August 6, Frank Graham, “Coin Corner”, in The Press Democrat, 110th year, number 247, Santa Rosa, Calif.. From the entry scyphate
- When disorder reigns, humanity tends toward an extraction system.2026 January 22, “The Myth that the World rewards Talent (or why current systems punish Virtue)”, in An Actor Explains, via Substack…. From the entry zero-sum
Meaning of reign
- noun The exercise of sovereign power.
- noun The period during which a monarch rules.
- noun The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
Questions about the plural of reign
- What is the plural of reign?
- The plural of reign is reigns.
- Is reign countable?
- Reign is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reign (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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