outreign

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verb

To surpass in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than.

“On 9 September 2015, Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's longest-serving monarch, having outreigned Queen Victoria.”

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Meanings

verboutreign (third-person singular simple present outreigns, present participle outreigning, simple past and past participle outreigned)

present singular third person outreigns · participle present outreigning · participle past outreigned · past outreigned

  1. transitiveTo surpass in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than.

    On 9 September 2015, Queen Elizabeth II became Britain's longest-serving monarch, having outreigned Queen Victoria.

    1 more example

    In wretched prison long he did remain , Țill they outreigned had their utmost

    1590, Edmund Spenser, “(please specify the book)”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Origin

From out- + reign.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

routeingoutering
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APA

outreign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outreign

MLA

“outreign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outreign. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outreign,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outreign.

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