reign (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. regnum (sovereignty, royal power)2. impĕrium (supreme power3. princĭpātus, ūs (the supremacy of the chief man in the state)4. dŏmĭnātio5. The best authors avoid the preced. words when duration or date of time is spoken of, and employ phr. • reign (subs.): 1. regnum (sovereignty, royal power): the preceding r. had not been very prosperous in one respect, proximum r. ab una parte haud satis prosperum fuerat, Liv. 1, 32: the beginning of the r. of Superbus, initium regni Superbi, Cic. Rep. 2, 15. 2. impĕrium (supreme power: esp. of an emperor): in the seventh month of his r., imperii mense septimo, Suet. Galb. 23: at the outset of his r., in initio imperii, id. Dom. 20. 3. princĭpātus, ūs (the supremacy of the chief man in the state): Nero, throughout his r. the enemy of mankind, Nero, toto p. suo hostis generis humani, Plin. 7, 8, 6: at the beginning of his r., ad, inter, initia principatus, Suet. Tib. 7; id. Dom. 3. 4. dŏmĭnātio: v. rule. 5. The best authors avoid the preced. words when duration or date of time is spoken of, and employ phr.: in the fourth year of the r. of Tarquin, quartum jam annum regnante Tarquinio, Cic. Rep. 2, 15: in the 38th year of his r., duodequadragesimo anno ex quo regnare coeperat, Liv. 1, 40, init.: in the r. of Ancus, Anco regnante, id. 1, 34: he is now in the 23rd year of his r., jam tertium et vicesimum annum regnat, Cic. Manil. 3, 7: of an emperor: in the r. of Tiberius, Tiberio imperitante, Tac. A. 15, 44. Phr.: "the r. of terror," *d. atrocissima (Kr.): or perh. better "tempora illa saevitiae," Juv. 4, 150.
reign (v.) Copy link Outline 1. regno, 1 (applied prop. to kings, and hence often with the notion of tyranny; constr. poet. with gen.)2. impĕro, 1 (prop. but not always, of an emperor)3. impĕrĭto, 1 (same as preced.)4. dŏmĭnor, 1 (to be supreme, to domineer) • reign (v.): 1. regno, 1 (applied prop. to kings, and hence often with the notion of tyranny; constr. poet. with gen.): when he had r.'d 37 years, cum septem et triginta regnavisset annos, Cic. Rep. 2, 10: to r. at Amyclae, r. Amyclis, Virg. Aen. 10, 564: to r. over Greek towns, Graias r. per urbes, id. ib. 3, 295: strangers have r.'d over us, advenae in nos regnaverunt, Tac. A. 11, 24: Omphis r.'d over that district, regnabat in ea regione Omphis, Curt. 8, 12, 4: he began to r., r. occepit, Liv. 1, 49: (Daunus) r.'d over rustic tribes, agrestium regnavit populorum, Hor. Od. 3, 30, 11 (rare poet. constr.): a land over which my parent r.s, tellus regnata parenti, Ov. H. 10, 69. Fig.: I live and r., vivo et r., Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 8: the fire r.s victorious among the boughs, ignis victor per ramos regnat, Virg. G. 2, 307: money r.s supreme, sola pecunia regnat, poet. Petr. 14, 1. 2. impĕro, 1 (prop. but not always, of an emperor): he r.'d three years, imperavit triennio, Suet. Cal. 59: to r. over all Numidia, omni Numidiae i., Sall. Jug. 13. Fig.: the passions r., animus imperat, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 63. 3. impĕrĭto, 1 (same as preced.): ten men r.'d, decem imperitabant, Liv. 1, 17: Tac. 4. dŏmĭnor, 1 (to be supreme, to domineer): he shall r. over conquered Argos, victis dominabitur Argis, Virg. Aen. 1. 285: to r. over one's enemies, d. in adversarios, Liv. 3, 53. Fig.: the plague r.s in the great city, pestis magnae dominatur in moenibus urbis, Ov. M. 7, 553: chance r.s over everything, fortuna in omni re dominatur, Sall. Cat. 8, ad init.: where lust r.s there is slight protection for innocence, ubi libido dominatur innocentiae leve praesidium est, Crassus in Cic. Or. 65, 219: v. rule. Phr.: (i) Lit.: to r., summae rerum praeesse, Liv. 1. 17: regna, sceptra tenere, Lucr. 5, 1126; Virg. Aen. 1, 57: of an emperor, purpuram sumere, Eutr. 9, 21: he r.'d alone, solus regnum obtinuit, Sall. Jug. 5, ad fin.: they who have r.'d, ii qui dominatum imperio tenuerunt, Nep. de Reg. 1, 2: they who r.'d after his death, ii qui post obitum ejus imperia ceperunt, id. ib. 3, 1: Galba r.ing shortly after, Galba mox rempublicam tenente, Suet. Tit. 5: four kings r.'d over these districts, quibus regionibus quatuor praeerant reges, Caes. B. G. 5, 22: he begins to r. over the country, sceptra loci capit, Ov. M. 6, 677: to r. over the lands, terras ditione tenere, Virg. Aen. 1, 236: a nation r.ing far and wide, populum late regem, id. ib. 1, 21. (ii) Fig.: when the solemn stillness of night r.s all around, severa silentia noctis undique cum constent, Lucr. 4, 458: the indifference to the Gods which now r.s, negligentia deûm quae nunc tenet seculum, Liv. 3, 20: v. prevail.
REIGN Copy link • REIGN 1. s. regnum (unlimited power in a country, especially that of a monarch; at Rome, after the expulsion of the kings, it denoted despotic rule): imperium (the supreme authority of any commander; at Rome, in the time of the emperors, it denoted their reign; over anybody, in aliquem): dominatio: dominatus (with reference to the unconditional subjection of those over whom the authority extended). To begin his reign, diadema accipere: imperium inire or auspicari (post-Augustan): regnare coepisse: in anybody’s reign, aliquo imperante or regnante: aliquo imperatore or rege: at the beginning of his reign, inter initia regni: in the first year of his reign, eo, quo regnare primum coepit, anno: shortly before the reign of Dionysius, paulo ante, quam regnare coepit Dionysius: the first year of anybody’s reign, primus imperii dies; of my reign, dies imperii mei. 2. v. PROP., imperium tenere, imperare (general term, to be a sovereign or ruler): summae rerum praeesse (Liv.): sedere ad clavum, ad gubernacula (to be at the head of affairs. ☞ Avoid regere without an object): regnare (especially as a despotic prince). To reign over anybody, alicui imperare: imperium or dominationem habere in aliquem: over a country, imperium alicujus terrae obtinere (☞ dominari in aliquem = to tyrannize over him): the reigning prince, qui nunc praeest civitati; qui nunc est in magistratu: the reigning family, regum domus (domus regnatrix, Tac., Ann., 1, 4). ImPROP., Vid: RULE.