raign
raign is the obsolete spelling of rain.
raign is the obsolete spelling of reign.
Meaning of rain
Noun
rain (usually uncountable, plural rains)
- Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- We've been having a lot of rain lately.
- Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
- An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
- A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.
Meaning of reign
Noun
reign (plural reigns)
- The exercise of sovereign power.
- England prospered under Elizabeth I's reign.
- The period during which a monarch rules.
- The reign of Victoria was a long one.
- The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
- And the Fox guileful, and most covetous; / That neither pleased was, to have the reign / Twixt them divided into even twain1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale.”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
Forms of raign
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | raigns |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | raigns |
| present participle | raigning |
| past participle | raigned |
| past | raigned |
Questions about raign
- What is raign the obsolete spelling of?
- Raign is the obsolete spelling of rain.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: raign (page history and authors); rain (page history and authors); reign (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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