règne

See also: regne and régné

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French regne, from Old French regne, borrowed from Latin rēgnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛɲ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛɲ

Noun

règne m (plural règnes)

1. reign, ruling, rule (period of reigning or ruling)
2. kingship, royalty
3. realm, state, kingdom
4. control, governance, regulation
5. ascendancy, ascendance

Derived terms

• règne animal

Related terms

• roi
• royaume

Verb

règne

1. inflection of régner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “règne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• gêner, genre, nègre