règne
French
noun
Definitions
- reign, ruling, rule (period of reigning or ruling)
- kingship, royalty
- realm, state, kingdom
- control, governance, regulation
- ascendancy, ascendance
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French regne inherited from Old French regne borrowed from Latin rēgnum (kingdom).
Origin
Latin
rēgnum
Gloss
kingdom
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- regnum English
- rēgnum Latin
- subregnum Latin
- regno Italian
- animal French
- règne animal French
- *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- reino Portuguese
- raine Old French
- regne Old French
- regne Catalan, Valencian
- regne Middle French
- reino Old Portuguese
- Ureno Swahili
- reinu Asturian
- reyno Old Spanish
- raigno Dalmatian